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Oct. 12, 2007
FREDERICTON (CNB) -- The Province has established a new $34-million fund to support projects that are in keeping with the goals of the New Brunswick Climate Change Action Plan, Environment Minister Roland Haché announced today.
The three-year New Brunswick Climate Action Fund is dedicated to public-sector, private-sector and not-for-profit initiatives that will result in reductions or avoidance of greenhouse-gas emissions and air pollution throughout the province.
"The key to New Brunswick's success in implementing the action plan will be the participation of all stakeholders," Haché said. "The New Brunswick Climate Action Fund is a great resource that various departments and stakeholders can use in joint efforts to reduce and prevent greenhouse-gas emissions in our province."
Established with the Province's portion of the federal Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change, the New Brunswick Climate Action Fund is administered by the Climate Change Secretariat in partnership with the Regional Development Corporation (RDC).
The long-term emissions reduction potential of these proposals will be the key consideration with respect to funding decisions. The Climate Change Secretariat will disperse funds to departments and agencies that are sponsoring selected initiatives.
"In providing funding for initiatives that will achieve real and sustained greenhouse-gas emissions reductions, government is taking concrete action to address climate change and its effects in our province," Haché said. "The results of these initiatives will help New Brunswick not only to reach the goals of the Climate Change Action Plan, but also to ensure environmental sustainability now and in the future."
For more information about the New Brunswick Climate Action Fund, contact the Climate Change Secretariat at 506-453-2690 or visit the website at: http://www.gnb.ca/Environment
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MEDIA CONTACT: Michael Wesson, public affairs, Environment, 506-453-3700.
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