VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, government director at Clear Power Canada, made the next assertion in response to President Joe Biden’s speech to Parliament:
“Right this moment, President Biden spoke to Canada’s political leaders in regards to the integral hyperlinks between the U.S. and Canada within the transition to scrub vitality.
“Because the president famous, local weather motion and rising our respective economies go hand in hand. Specifically, Biden highlighted that the transition to scrub vitality will create thousands and thousands of excellent, usually union jobs.
“The president additionally highlighted our built-in auto sector and a rising EV provide chain that may embrace, amongst different issues, Canada’s essential minerals.
“Earlier this week, Clear Power Canada launched a brand new report highlighting that Canada will see 700,000 extra vitality jobs in 2050 than exist right now if Canada (and the world) reaches web zero, with development in clear vitality jobs outpacing the decline in fossil fuels.
“With the U.S. investing half a trillion {dollars} in clear vitality and different international locations shortly following go well with, the vitality transition is already a actuality—and Canada and America are able to drive ahead collectively.”
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