Thursday, January 07, 2021

TRUDEAU GREEN NEW DEAL; NUKE CANADA
10/3 podcast: Why Canada is betting on nuclear to get to net-zero carbon

Author of the article: Dave Breakenridge
Publishing date: Jan 07, 2021 •
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan speaks
 to media during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Winnipeg on Jan. 20, 2020. 

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Prime minister Justin Trudeau has set the lofty goal of Canada being net-zero for carbon emissions for 2050.

And as part of that strategy, the country has bet on nuclear power to help get us there.

Financial Post energy reporter Geoffrey Morgan joins Dave to talk about why the government is looking at nuclear power, what communities could eventually see mini-reactors at use, and why some are opposed to the technology.

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