This is a page from the 2024 New Brunswick general election.
Climate Change & the Environment platforms
Here's what the candidates in Sussex-Three Rivers, and their parties, are promising.Carbon pricing
Climate adaptation
Green
Liberal
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Close cell coverage and high-speed internet gaps
We don't have any PC policies on Climate adaptation.
Libertarian
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Grow a garden, get some chickens, love your pets, don't throw trash on the ground.
Conservation
Green
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End the forest spraying of herbicides, like glyphosate
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End large-scale clearcutting on Crown Land
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Restore private woodlots as the primary source of wood supply to mills
Liberal
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Increase conservation of lands and waters from 10% to 15%
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Work with communities, First Nations, and experts to create a plan for 30% conservation
We don't have any PC policies on Conservation.
Electric vehicles
We don't have any Green policies on Electric vehicles.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Electric vehicles.
We don't have any PC policies on Electric vehicles.
Libertarian
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Grow a garden, get some chickens, love your pets, don't throw trash on the ground.
Green construction and retrofits
Green
Liberal
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Increase support for home energy retrofits
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Provide a free heat pump programme
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Introduce a provincial programme for solar retrofits
We don't have any PC policies on Green construction and retrofits.
Libertarian
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Grow a garden, get some chickens, love your pets, don't throw trash on the ground.
Inter-city transportation
Green
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Expand bus service between and within regions
We don't have any Liberal policies on Inter-city transportation.
We don't have any PC policies on Inter-city transportation.
Oil and gas industry
Green
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Ban the exploration and extraction of more fossil fuels, such as shale gas
We don't have any Liberal policies on Oil and gas industry.
We don't have any PC policies on Oil and gas industry.
Pollution
Green
Liberal
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Update the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act to guarantee everyone the right to clean air and water
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Investigate alternatives to pesticide and herbicide use
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Reevaluate the safety of glyphosate with new and comprehensive data specific to New Brunswick
We don't have any PC policies on Pollution.
Libertarian
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Grow a garden, get some chickens, love your pets, don't throw trash on the ground.
Power generation
Green
Liberal
We don't have any PC policies on Power generation.
Libertarian
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Notice the private power plant is undercutting the price of NBPower? Notice Tobique privately-held hydro dam provides cheapest power in NB?
Public transit
Green
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Expand bus service between and within regions
We don't have any Liberal policies on Public transit.
We don't have any PC policies on Public transit.
Libertarian
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Large employers, Business Improvement Areas & local Chambers of Commerce should get together to offer free transit to the public...not govt.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Green
Liberal
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Ensure all government buildings are net-zero by 2035
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Ensure all government vehicles, including school buses, are electrified by 2035
We don't have any PC policies on Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Libertarian
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Grow a garden, get some chickens, love your pets, don't throw trash on the ground.
Walkable, bikable communities
Green
Liberal
We don't have any PC policies on Walkable, bikable communities.
Libertarian
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Remove non-voluntary amalgamation, regulations and government fees and taxes, and soon you'll see communities build what suits them best.