Plans for the Cleantech Park in Georgetown, which include the Cleantech Innovation Centre (CIC), were made public today. CIC will house the Cleantech Academy, a joint initiative between Holland College and UPEI. Students will work collaboratively with local industry to develop...
The provincial government wants to encourage beverage container recycling so people will return more cans and bottles for recycling to help reduce litter on Island roadways. A review of beverage container deposit and refund amounts is currently underway. “We are looking at a made...
Cardigan Consolidated School will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and become the province’s first net zero retrofitted school. A net zero energy (NZE) building means the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is equal to the amount of renewable energy...
The provincial government is providing $5 million to support 27 new active transportation projects in communities across Prince Edward Island. The Active Transportation Fund has supported projects that encourage more walking and biking since 2020, resulting in over 100 new active...
The number of Islanders taking public transit continues to grow and routes are expanding during the busiest month of the holiday season to help people get around. Transit PEI service is expanding to include a route from Souris and Georgetown into Charlottetown on Saturdays in...
Environment, Energy and Climate Action Annual Report for 2022-23
Annual report for the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action for the period of 2023-2024
Honourable Steven Myers Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action 4th Floor Jones PO Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Dear Minister Myers, I am pleased to have you serve as the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action. On April 3, 2023, we were given a...
Environment, Energy and Climate Action Annual Report 2021-2022
Islanders are working on 16 new and innovative projects as we deal with climate change, thanks to PEI’s climate challenge fund, and government is now calling for new applications. The goal of the Climate Challenge Fund is to empower people of different backgrounds, experiences...