Substantial interventions are needed to achieve Manitoba’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, said Hudson, who described it as a tight timeline.

“We need to be thinking about these climate and job creation initiatives on a much larger scale,” he said.

For example, plans to give electric heat pumps to 5,000 homes or introduce a higher tier of energy efficiency in building and energy codes need to be ramped up, Hudson added.

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