Winnipeg Free Press: Métis federation jumps aboard wind farm proposal in Manitoba energy plan

University of Manitoba Prof. Mark Hudson, an environmental sociologist, said the plan contains positive initial steps, which should have been taken by the provincial government more than a decade ago.

Substantial interventions are needed to achieve Manitoba’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, said Hudson, who described it as a tight timeline.

“We need to be thinking about these climate and job creation initiatives on a much larger scale,” he said.

For example, plans to give electric heat pumps to 5,000 homes or introduce a higher tier of energy efficiency in building and energy codes need to be ramped up, Hudson added.

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