Youth-led plan plots course to get Hamilton’s carbon emissions to ‘actual zero’
The authors of a youth-led plan to reduce Hamilton's dependence on fossil fuels are calling on city hall to clean up 122 abandoned oil and natural gas well sites in the municipality, create incentives for building low-emission homes and increase taxes on pipelines. The measures are among a slate of other changes the group is proposing, designed to bring the city's emissions down to zero.Environment Hamilton (EH) released the Community Fossil Free Plan, written by Adan Amer, 23, and Adeola Egbeyemi, 22, on March 24. The…