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SUMMER 2024
MANITOBA'S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE CONT.
Ben Graham: "We need to really involve
the business community in key deci-
sions. In Europe, they're placing tariffs
on non-green imports from other coun-
tries. Considering where we're starting
from, Manitoba is in a great position to
leverage those types of tariff positions
because we can export green energy-
produced products."
Tracy Schmidt: "We have to make the
adoption of low- or zero-carbon alterna-
tives more accessible and affordable. We
want to ensure that as we head into this
clean energy transition, that it's a just
transition that brings Manitobans along
and meets them where they're at."
Bram Strain: "Some of the carbon tax
money is not going back to incentivize
the large producers, the people that can
really make a difference, for instance,
the logistics industry. Everybody's
getting a carbon tax back equally, and
it's not being invested into reduction.
Manitoba does not get enough 'prior
learning credit' for investments in
hydro."
PHOTO BY DARCY FINLEY
CHALLENGES
Colleen Kuruluk:
"We want to ensure
people think of energy
efficiency first. Energy
is invisible, so it's a
bit of a marketing
and communications
challenge, but we're up
for it. For our business
customers, we can help
make a commitment
to and the benefits
from sustainability
visible for attracting
and retaining talent
or communicating to
a customer base."
– CEO, Efficiency Manitoba
