Ontario to do climate change impact assessment
The PC government has put out a tender looking for bidders with expertise in impact assessments to work on the two-year project
TORONTO – Ontario is looking to assess how climate change will affect the economy, the environment, infrastructure and communities across the province.
The Progressive Conservative government has put out a tender looking for bidders with expertise in impact assessments to work on the two-year project.
Environment Minister Jeff Yurek says the data gathered will help the province and local communities plan their infrastructure to mitigate climate change risks.
The government says a severe ice storm in April 2018 resulted in $190 million in property damage, and less than a month later, a wind storm caused $380 million in damages.
The Tories have come under fire from environmentalists for scrapping Ontario’s cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and opposing the federal carbon tax.
But the government says its plan to set up a fund called the Ontario Carbon Trust, aiming to entice companies to invest in initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, would be effective.
