On a day when youth marched outside the legislative assembly calling for climate change action, Iqaluit-Manirajak MLA Adam Lightstone called for a renewable energy rebate program in Nunavut.

All other Canadian jurisdictions have them, Lightstone noted Wednesday.

Premier and Environment Minister Joe Savikataaq said Nunavut still has essentially no choice but to rely on fossil fuels.

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Savikataaq added that Nunavut is responsible for a tiny fraction of greenhouse gases: 0.1 per cent of the national total.

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Lightstone also asked the premier if a youth advisory council would be created under NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 Climate Change Secretariat. Savikataaq replied that a youth advisory committee is in development.

Lightstone ended WednesdaySA国际影视传媒檚 session in the House by filing lengthy and detailed questions about QECSA国际影视传媒檚 solar panel pilot project in Iqaluit and Nunavut Arctic CollegeSA国际影视传媒檚 solar panel system.