Quebec's building sector gets 14-point climate roadmap
Advisory committee urges dynamic electricity pricing and a ban on new natural gas connections to cut emissions from buildings.
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Quebec's building sector — which generates nearly 8 per cent of the province's greenhouse gas emissions and consumes about two-thirds of its electricity — now has a climate blueprint.
The Advisory Committee on Climate Change released its ninth opinion Monday morning, presenting 14 recommendations aimed at decarbonizing buildings. The list includes pushing the Quebec government to implement dynamic electricity pricing, prohibit new natural gas connections, and reduce the energy demand of the building stock overall.
The committee also emphasizes recognizing energy poverty as an issue of social justice and public health — a framing that ties building decarbonization to affordability and health outcomes rather than treating it as a purely technical challenge.
The recommendations were published at the request of the Quebec government, signaling openness to the proposals. Implementation details and timelines remain to be seen, but the committee has laid out what the experts think needs to happen.