February 16, 2007—Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honorable Gary Lunn, has unveiled his government’s plan to invest approximately $300 million over four years to promote smarter energy use and reduce the amount of harmful emissions that affect the health of Canadians.
The Minister announced the ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative, which will encourage Canadian homeowners, businesses and industry, and the building/renovations sector to use energy more wisely.
The ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative has three components related to facilities:
- The $220-million ecoENERGY Retrofit program will offer smaller businesses and organizations the support and information they need to retrofit their buildings and industrial processes.
- The $60-million ecoENERGY for Buildings will encourage the construction and retrofit of more energy-efficient buildings.
- The $20-million ecoENERGY for Industry program aims to accelerate energy-saving investments and the exchange of best practices information within Canada’s industrial sector.
According to Minister Lunn, the more than 13 million homes and 380,000 buildings in Canada use 30 percent of the country’s energy and are responsible for almost 30 percent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, and Canada’s industries account for 38 percent of energy demand and are responsible for 34 percent of greenhouse gases.
For more information visit Natural Resources Canada.
