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Climate Change & the Environment platforms

Here's what the Manitoba 2023 parties are promising.

Electric vehicles

We don't have any PC policies on Electric vehicles.

Liberal

  • Create a $300M fund for environmental restoration, green retrofits, agricultural emissions reductions programmes, wind and solar power, and EV charging stations

    "To grow a greener province, a Manitoba Liberal Government will create a $300-million Green Fund that will support Manitobans in restoring the environment, offering energy-saving retrofits and ultimately fighting climate change.

    Manitoba Liberals will renegotiate a deal with the Federal Government to redirect a portion of the revenue from the pollution pricing plan so that we can set our own conditions. In addition, we will establish new green building codes for both new builds and retrofits.

    The Green Fund will be partially funded by Efficiency Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and a redirected portion of the revenue from the pollution pricing plan.

    Eligible projects under the Green Fund will include, but are not limited to:

    » Efficiency programs for producers to reduce the impact of agricultural greenhouse emissions, such as N02;

    » Residential and commercial green retrofits to reduce home energy costs including to the removal of radon and replace lead water pipes;

    » Increasing wind and solar power generating stations across the province;

    » Increasing the number of EV charging stations." — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

Environmental organisations

We don't have any PC policies on Environmental organisations.

NDP

  • Restore funding to environmental organisations that was cut in 2020

    "Restore funding to environmental organizations cut by the PCs in 2020 and work with them to fight climate change" — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

We don't have any Liberal policies on Environmental organisations.

Forests

We don't have any PC policies on Forests.

NDP

  • Stop deforestation and plant more trees

    "End the PC Government’s practice of deforestation and plant more trees to improve Manitoba's green spaces and protect Manitobans from extreme heat." — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

Liberal

  • Restore a provincial tree nursery and seed bank
  • Create wilderness corridors and restore habitats

    "We will work with farmers, Indigenous communities and municipalities to create wilderness corridors and restore habitats such as forests, wetlands, grasslands. This will include significant efforts to remove and displace invasive species." — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

Green construction and retrofits

PC

  • Create a $15M fund to retrofit semi-trailers for aerodynamics

    "The PCs also committed today to new investments to improve fuel efficiency in the transportation sector, with a $15-million fund to equip semi-trailers with aerodynamic retrofits. Around 31% of the province’s greenhouse gas emissions are generated by the transportation sector." — pcmanitoba.com, retrieved 2023-09-17

NDP

  • Help 5,000 families install geothermal heating and cooling with no up-front cost

    "A Manitoba NDP government will help 5,000 families switch to geothermal heating and cooling. Through Efficiency Manitoba, families will be able to get a new geothermal system with no up-front cost and no need to find an installer. This plan will lower energy bills for families by up to 50%, on top of the NDP’s commitment to freezing monthly hydro bills. Geothermal energy has proven to be a simple, affordable and efficient home energy solution, but under the PC government, it’s been underutilized.

    By hiring local, qualified contractors to install more geothermal systems, the NDP’s energy plan will create 1,000 clean energy jobs per year across the province." — mbndp.ca, 2023-09-20

Liberal

  • Create a $300M fund for environmental restoration, green retrofits, agricultural emissions reductions programmes, wind and solar power, and EV charging stations

    "To grow a greener province, a Manitoba Liberal Government will create a $300-million Green Fund that will support Manitobans in restoring the environment, offering energy-saving retrofits and ultimately fighting climate change.

    Manitoba Liberals will renegotiate a deal with the Federal Government to redirect a portion of the revenue from the pollution pricing plan so that we can set our own conditions. In addition, we will establish new green building codes for both new builds and retrofits.

    The Green Fund will be partially funded by Efficiency Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and a redirected portion of the revenue from the pollution pricing plan.

    Eligible projects under the Green Fund will include, but are not limited to:

    » Efficiency programs for producers to reduce the impact of agricultural greenhouse emissions, such as N02;

    » Residential and commercial green retrofits to reduce home energy costs including to the removal of radon and replace lead water pipes;

    » Increasing wind and solar power generating stations across the province;

    » Increasing the number of EV charging stations." — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

Land

We don't have any PC policies on Land.

NDP

  • Reverse the current government's changes to Crown Land leases
  • Conserve at least 30% of lands and waters by 2030

    "Work with Indigenous communities to conserve at least 30% of Manitoba’s lands and waters by 2030." — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

Liberal

  • Create wilderness corridors and restore habitats

    "We will work with farmers, Indigenous communities and municipalities to create wilderness corridors and restore habitats such as forests, wetlands, grasslands. This will include significant efforts to remove and displace invasive species." — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

  • Double the number of protected areas by 2035
  • Create a carbon credit system to pay farmers for ecological services and sustainable land stewardship

    "Set up a carbon credit system that will enable payments for farmers for ecological services and sustainable land stewardship" — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

  • Fund soil and water remediation projects

Pollution

We don't have any PC policies on Pollution.
We don't have any NDP policies on Pollution.

Liberal

Public transit

PC

  • Provide $8.8M over 4 years for new Winnipeg Transit routes

    "A re-elected PC government will provide $2.2 million annually to support the Aurora and Castlebury Meadows transit lines in northern Winnipeg, as well as Prairie Pointe and Waterford Green transit lines in Waverley West, Smith noted." — pcmanitoba.com, 2023-09-28

Liberal

  • Commit to 50/50 transit funding in Winnipeg
  • Invest in expanding transit elsewhere

Water

We don't have any PC policies on Water.

NDP

  • Conserve at least 30% of lands and waters by 2030

    "Work with Indigenous communities to conserve at least 30% of Manitoba’s lands and waters by 2030." — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

  • Work with municipalities to improve surface-water protections
  • Finish upgrading the North End Water Pollution Control Centre
  • Provide adequate funding for waste-water management

    "Work with municipalities to improve surface-water protections and ensure there is adequate funding for waste-water management so communities can grow" — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

Liberal

  • Increase funding for the Water Services Board by $20M
  • Restore Lake Winnipeg by 2033
  • Create "Floating Wetlands" around combined sewer outlets in Winnipeg's rivers

    "Create “Floating Wetlands” in Winnipeg’s Rivers around each combined sewer outlet to immediately help capture the excess pollution and nutrients naturally and at low cost." — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

  • Fund soil and water remediation projects
  • Invest in restoring and protecting freshwater fish species and habitats

    "A Manitoba Liberal Government will also invest in the restoration and protection of freshwater fish species and habitats to ensure that fishers in Manitoba can continue to harvest fish sustainably while we protect our waterways from invasive species." — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change