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CP NewsAlert: Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050

OTTAWA — The federal government is pushing its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid to 2050.
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press
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Power transmission lines and wind turbines as seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

OTTAWA — The federal government is pushing its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid to 2050.

The government previously aimed to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035, but some provinces — namely Alberta and Saskatchewan — said that was simply not doable.

More coming.

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press