89.4 Energy Conservation
[Whereas,] Rationale:
The production and consumption of wood, fossil fuels, and nuclear-based energy create significant negative impacts on the environment, such as deforestation, acid rain, nuclear waste. There is a decline in public awareness of energy conservation strategies and a decline of emphasis by industry on energy efficiency in machinery and equipment.
[RESOLVED,] NCWC urges the Government of Canada to sponsor and develop:
- A programme of public awareness regarding the continuing need to conserve energy;
- To reduce energy consumption, for example, through fiscal and regulatory action in order to prevent further destruction of the environment;
[RESOLVED,] NCWC would further urge the Government of Canada to restore funding for the Conservation and Alternate Energy Programme, cut by 50 percent in 1988.