Manitoba's NDP government has published a set of guidelines intended to enable the province to become carbon neutral by 2050 -- and promised to divulge more detailed "action plans" toward this target within three years.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Mike Moyes said Monday his government still plans to "work toward" weaning Manitoba Hydro off fossil fuels by 2035 and reducing the province's carbon footprint to zero by 2050.

Both goals are complicated by Hydro's plan to build a new two-turbine fuel-burning generating station before 2029 in order to stave off the possibility of winter power shortages.

Speaking at Fort Whyte Alive, Moyes said the long-term plan remains reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.

To that end, he touted a new 32-page document called Manitoba's Path to Net Zero, which called for the creation of a national marine conservation area in western Hudson Bay, the construction of more electric-vehicle charging stations and the creation of a new cabinet committee focused on climate change.

Laura Cameron, who directs the non-profit Climate Action Team Manitoba, said while she is pleased to see a high-level climate change strategy, she would have liked to see more detail, specifically when it comes to emissions reduction targets.

"We were hoping to see a strong 2030 emissions reduction target and a 2035 target," Cameron said following Moyes's announcement.

"We need to know where we want to be in five years, and that's important for to drive government policy and send signals to investors and the public and make sure everyone's aligned, but also so that we can have some accountability."