Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
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POLICY<br />
ACTIONS<br />
A Culture <strong>of</strong> Conservation<br />
The <strong>Government</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Newfoundl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Labrador</strong> will:<br />
• Continue to support the<br />
Climate Change Education<br />
Centre as a way to provide<br />
effective public education<br />
on energy conservation <strong>and</strong><br />
efficiency opportunities.<br />
• Establish <strong>and</strong> implement<br />
a comprehensive energy<br />
efficiency <strong>and</strong> conservation<br />
marketing strategy.<br />
• Support programs that<br />
focus on engaging young<br />
people through outreach<br />
<strong>and</strong> education through an<br />
innovative annual $200,000<br />
education fund.<br />
• Continue updating <strong>and</strong><br />
exp<strong>and</strong>ing the environmental<br />
science component in the K<br />
to 12 curriculum.<br />
• Continue to support our<br />
initiatives outlined in the<br />
Council <strong>of</strong> the Federation’s<br />
“Climate Change: Leading<br />
Practices by Provinces <strong>and</strong><br />
Territories in Canada,” <strong>and</strong><br />
considers implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> best practices from other<br />
jurisdictions in the country.<br />
A Culture <strong>of</strong> Conservation<br />
Improving our energy efficiency, eliminating energy waste <strong>and</strong> reducing<br />
consumption requires the participation <strong>of</strong> all people <strong>and</strong> businesses in the<br />
province in their daily lives. Such a permanent change in the way we consume <strong>and</strong><br />
conserve energy requires a shift to an energy-conservation culture. Education<br />
is a fundamental component <strong>of</strong> this shift in attitude.<br />
The Provincial <strong>Government</strong> will encourage this change through continued<br />
support <strong>of</strong> the Climate Change Education Centre outlined in our Climate Change<br />
Action <strong>Plan</strong>. The Centre’s vision is to dramatically increase knowledge <strong>and</strong><br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> climate change <strong>and</strong> to be the catalyst for actions necessary<br />
to help address this issue by targeting schools, youth organizations, educators,<br />
non-governmental organizations, industry, <strong>and</strong> the general public. We intend to<br />
bring the climate change message to the people <strong>of</strong> <strong>Newfoundl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Labrador</strong><br />
through a province wide information <strong>and</strong> education campaign.<br />
Our young people are the future <strong>of</strong> our province <strong>and</strong> are keys to any initiative to<br />
foster sustainable change. Because <strong>of</strong> this, we have initiated revisions to the<br />
environmental science component <strong>of</strong> the K to 12 curriculums that will include<br />
outcomes related to climate change, energy conservation <strong>and</strong> efficiency <strong>and</strong><br />
sustainable development. The Provincial <strong>Government</strong> will provide $200,000<br />
towards innovative programs <strong>and</strong> organizations that engage young people in<br />
energy-conservation <strong>and</strong> climate change <strong>and</strong> their relationship to sustainable<br />
development.<br />
In 2007, the Council <strong>of</strong> the Federation released Climate Change: Leading<br />
Practices by Provinces <strong>and</strong> Territories in Canada, which identifies several best<br />
practices by <strong>Newfoundl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Labrador</strong> in the area <strong>of</strong> citizen involvement.<br />
These include funding provided for non-governmental organizations’ outreach<br />
programs such as the <strong>Newfoundl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Labrador</strong> Climate Change Education<br />
Centre <strong>and</strong> Ocean Net, an exhibit <strong>and</strong> scientific discussion panel at The Rooms<br />
museum, a government employee awareness program, <strong>and</strong> the incorporation<br />
<strong>of</strong> climate change <strong>and</strong> sustainable development issues into the high school<br />
science curriculum. The Provincial <strong>Government</strong> will continue to support these<br />
initiatives.<br />
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