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The Quebec government will invest $29 million to support citizen initiatives in the fight against climate change.

The government announced the new committee as municipalities clamour for additional funding to deal with the effects of extreme weather.

Province has already invested $249.3 million into stations as it attempts to reach its goal of 2 million electric cars on Quebecs roads by 2030.

This is the second major electric vehicle announcement the government has made this week alone, following Tuesday's news of a new copper foil factory for EV car batteries.

“I think this is going to be a special event that touches on women’s unique experiences during the Holocaust that are often overlooked.”

Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette has rejected the criticisms and accusations of an energy specialist who resigned from the Legault governments Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

Pierre-Olivier Pineau says Environment Ministry research professionals removed criticism of the climate change fund and the need to rethink energy consumption.

Hypertec had promised to build sustainably, plant trees, and protect wildlife, hoping to allay environmentalists’ concerns over the fate of the Technoparc greenspace near Trudeau Airport. But it wasn’t enough.

The agreement would have allowed Stablex to double the amount of waste it would bury in the dump site, meaning an additional 8 million cubic metres over 40 years — four times the volume of Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

Pierre Fitzgibbon says no official target has been set, but Quebecers need to reduce their reliance on cars. Premier François Legault said the province must move toward electric vehicles and improving public transit.