If she is brought to power, the Liberal leader Dominique Anglade will hold a “COP Quebec”, in other words, a major conference on climate change.
This conference, like that of the United Nations, would bring together “researchers, scientists and governments from all over North America”, confirmed Ms. Anglade on Saturday morning.
She took part in the “Maîtres chez vous” meeting of the Force jeunesse organization, which promotes the place of young people in decision-making spheres.
The Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) wants to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. It also aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
“By bringing together all the important players in the fight against climate change, we will be able to define the actions [à] put in place over the next few years to achieve our goals,” the party said.
Ms. Anglade has also pledged to put all government decisions under the magnifying glass of climate change.
Under a Liberal government, it is the Premier who will be responsible for this dossier, “which demonstrates the importance that her political party attaches to the fight against climate change,” according to the PLQ.
How many wind turbines?
Dominique Anglade, however, remained unclear on Saturday on the wind and solar farms required to provide the 154 terawatt-hours of his ECO hydrogen production project.
How many new wind turbines will be needed? Where will they be installed? In which regions? At most, his team recognizes that it will take “thousands” more.
In a press briefing after the Force jeunesse symposium, Ms. Anglade specified that Quebec was currently only using 1% of its wind potential.
“We have extraordinary potential that we will have to study. I will not do things on a corner of the table, ”she said.
The installation of wind farms has often given rise to conflicts and issues of social acceptability. Ms. Anglade assured that everything would be done in consultation with the communities.
The decarbonization of the economy and the ECO project would require 170 terawatt-hours, according to the PLQ.
Hydro-Québec’s current capacity is 176 terawatt-hours. It would thus be necessary to line Quebec with wind turbines and solar panels, since the PLQ excludes the construction of new dams.
However, he does not rule out renovating existing dams in order to “update” them.