A 2023 federal government report highlights the increased vulnerability of rural Canadians to climate change, but also emphasizes their unique position to address these challenges. The report recognizes that rural communities face distinct obstacles compared to urban areas in mitigating climate change, such as reliance on ice roads, agriculture, and natural resource industries, which are all susceptible to the impacts of a changing climate. Despite these difficulties, rural Canadians are finding innovative ways to lead the fight against climate change.
According to a report by the federal government released in 2023, rural Canadians are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. But that also puts rural communities in a unique position to tackle some of these pressing issues.Rural Canadians face different challenges than those living in urban centres when it comes to fighting climate change, says Mike Hole. Mike Hole says he wants to be a part of the fight against climate change.
But those challenges also put rural communities on the front lines to tackle some of these pressing issues, and many are finding ways to go above and beyond in the fight against climate change. He said he worries about what would happen if he were to arrive home from work, low on battery, only to find there's a family emergency.
"In every pairing we looked at, the electric vehicle came out cheaper over a 10-year lifetime of the vehicle, every single one," said Doran, whose calculations had factored in Haley says that power is also less reliable, as small towns are often at the end of distribution lines, and more densely populated areas are often prioritized for reconnection.
The Upper Nicola Band in Douglas Lake, B.C., has done just that. The area holds one of the province's largest electrical substations, so the community got the idea for a solar project that will allow it to sell clean energy back to the grid.
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