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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Vancouver, B.C. today and announced a new  for Canada. The plan includes reductions in oil and gas emissions and support for electric vehicles. 

Also included in the plan are investments in clean energy and community projects that reduce pollution. 

The following 大象传媒 experts are available to provide comment: 

AVAILABLE 大象传媒 EXPERTS

ZAFAR ADEEL, executive director, Pacific Water Research Centre, professor of professional practice, School of Sustainable Energy Engineering  
zafar_adeel@sfu.ca

• How the Emissions Reduction Plan alone is insufficient and needs to be accompanied by an adaptation and resilience-building plan 
  
• That the $2.2 billion renewal of the Low Carbon Economy Fund is a good step in the right direction but much more needs to be done
• He notes that the agricultural climate solutions do not provide a focus on energy generation from farm waste, which is a 鈥渉uge missed opportunity鈥� to totally transform the renewable energy landscape in Canada

THOMAS GUNTON, professor, founding director of 大象传媒鈥檚 resource and environmental management planning program  
gunton@sfu.ca

• Whether Canada鈥檚 new plan will meet Canada鈥檚 international Paris climate obligations 
  
• How the new plan addresses the major gaps in previous federal government plans
  

MERRAN SMITH, executive director, Clean Energy Canada  
Contact Keri McNamara at keri@cleanenergycanada.org to arrange an interview

• Clean energy, clean tech, clean investment, clean transport, climate advocacy 
•  to the Emissions Reduction Plan
  

TIM TAKARO, professor, health sciences
ttakaro@sfu.ca

• The policy disconnect between the emissions reduction plan and the construction of new fossil energy infrastructure that will continue Canada's dominant role in oil and gas production

KIRSTEN ZICKFELD, professor of climate science and director of 大象传媒鈥檚 Climate Research Lab, geography  
kzickfel@sfu.ca

• The role of carbon dioxide removal/ in meeting Canada's climate targets 

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