Climate change in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia affects various environments and industries, including fishing.
Greenhouse gas emissions
In 2024, 40.5% of the province's emissions were due to electricity generation, transmission and distribution. Emissions in the province decreased by 30% over the period from 2005 to 2014.
Impacts of climate change
Climate change has led to reduced productivity for farming.
Response
Policies In 2024, the Nova Scotia government released its climate action plan, which was criticized by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives as relying too much on technological change and not relying enough on cultural change. In 2025, the Nova Scotia government moved to revoke the uranium mining ban, which had been in place since 2009.
Legislation
Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act
The Act included provision for:
phasing out coal to generate electricity by 2030 requiring reducing emissions 53% compared to 2030 phasing in renewable energy to generate 80% of all electricity in the province by 2030 requiring at least 20% of total land and water mass in the province developing a provincial food strategy and supporting consumption of "local food" modernizing the environmental assessment process to include consideration of "cumulative impacts" requiring that at least 30% of vehicles sold in the province are would be zero-emission
At the amendments committee for the bill, many people suggested strengthening the targets.
See also Climate change in Canada Uranium mining in Nova Scotia
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