Author: CREDNB

Climate Action Network Canada issued a media release from COP30 negotiations in Belém, Brazil today.

“Canadian civil society is sounding the alarm about the latest batch of “nation building” projects. The major projects list includes the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal, which faces legal challenges from the Lax Kw’alaams Band and the Metlakatla First Nation. Ksi Lisims would be supplied by the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline, which also faces opposition from Indigenous land defenders.”

The new project list also includes the Sisson Mine project. The media release includes a quote from CRED-NB member NBASGA:

Jim Emberger, NB Anti-Shale Gas Alliance:
“Carney could have announced something transformational like the Confederation Bridge or the CN Rail that could have truly changed the lives of people in New Brunswick. People and politicians in New Brunswick and the Atlantic region have been calling for rapid investments in renewable energy, and the grid to support it. Instead, he resurrected a mine that’s been languishing without investment for 15 years, and only because the US Department of War has recently invested in it. So much for elbows up.”

CRED-NB is a member of Climate Action Network Canada. Read the full media release HERE.

Prime Minister Carney is giving two billion dollars of taxpayers’ money to a “nation-building” project that already has three strikes against it.

Touted as the western world’s first small modular nuclear reactor, to be built in Ontario, the BWRX is an American design, requiring enriched uranium fuel that must be purchased from a non-Canadian supplier, and is too expensive to be sold abroad. Three strikes.

CRED-NB is a member of the SMRs Information Task Force that publishes monthly bulletins sent to all MPs and MLAs in New Brunswick. Read the November bulletin, A costly way to depend on others, HERE.

After the release of the federal budget on Nov. 4, Climate Action Network Canada issued a statement outlining details of how the government’s new direction tackles the climate crisis. Summary: we are not impressed. The executive director of the national organization said: “We were looking for much-needed clarity on how Ottawa would diversify the economy away from volatile fossil fuels, meet our international climate obligations, and steer Canada towards a safer and more affordable clean energy future. We’re still waiting.“

The statement includes quotes from member climate groups across the country, including CRED-NB. Read the full statement HERE.

CRED-NB is one of 49 organizations that signed an open letter opposing the use of public funds for the construction and operation of the Pathways Alliance Carbon Capture pipeline and underground storage facility (CCS) — which is currently on the federal government’s list of proposed nation-building projects.

Pathways Alliance — a group of oil companies responsible for 95% of tar sands production — are trying to get $16.5 billion of our public dollars for a risky and ineffective CCS project. As people across Canada struggle with the climate and cost-of-living crisis, top polluters are asking us to foot the bill for their greenwashing scheme.

Read the letter with the signatories HERE.

A review of NB Power is underway to address the many issues facing the troubled public utility. CRED-NB’s submission has eight recommendations to transition NB Power to a renewable energy utility with a sustainable future. Read it HERE.

We encourage CRED-NB Champions to send comments to the NB Power Review and make your voice count! Deadline: November 14. The email address is: NBPReview-ExamenENB@gnb.ca

You are welcome to echo any points made in the CRED-NB’s submission and mention that you support it.

The G7 Energy and Environment Ministerial concluded in Toronto with no clear progress on raising climate ambition ahead of COP30. Climate Action Network Canada calls this a wasted opportunity for leadership from Canada, and a failure of responsibility from the world’s wealthiest countries. Read the analysis HERE.

CRED-NB is a member of Climate Action Network Canada.

CRED-NB core member Susan O’Donnell and lawyer Kerrie Blaise discuss the future of nuclear energy in the province. The interview with CHCO-TV is 28 minutes, HERE.

CRED-NB is a member of the national SMRs Information Task force which produces bilingual monthly bulletins sent to elected officials. The topic of the October bulletin is “Boosting nuclear power is not nation-building.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney has released his priority “nation-building projects,” including the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) in Ontario. He claims this project will “build Canada strong,” but nuclear power is the slowest, most expensive way of providing electricity, far greater than the costs of renewables and energy storage.

Read the full bulletin, in both official languages, HERE.

CRED-NB Champion Emma Fackenthall published an article about the Burchill Wind project near Lorneville, a significant milestone in sustainable energy development and Indigenous collaboration. It should serve as inspiration when we plan our energy future. Read it HERE.