Elise Stolte: The hard numbers — Edmonton needs more than grants to meet its carbon goals

Edmonton rolled out a juicy bonus this month for local homeowners looking to upgrade windows, furnaces and insulation.
It will now top up the provincial carbon-tax-funded rebate by an additional 20 per cent, just like it tops up rebates for solar installations.
But I’ll let you in on a secret. No one thinks this is a silver bullet to achieve Edmonton’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. The bump-up is expected to convince all of 300 homeowners to take action this year, bringing the to