Will Canada's coal phaseout trade one fossil fuel for another? | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis

One of Canada’s most tangible climate targets is to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2030. Getting off coal, the federal government acknowledges, “is one of the single most important climate steps the world can take.” However, how meaningful is that step if a coal-fired plant is transitioned to run on another fossil fuel?

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