Canada and the Kyoto Protocol

Global Electric Vehicle Market Size & Share Projected to Hit at USD 980 Billion and Rise at a CAGR of 24.5% By 2028: Industry Trends, Demand, Value, Analysis & Forecast Report | Facts and Factors

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Thus, strict emission standards placed on fossil-fuel-driven commercial vehicles are propelling the global electric vehicle market forward.

Key Points: 
  • Thus, strict emission standards placed on fossil-fuel-driven commercial vehicles are propelling the global electric vehicle market forward.
  • Similarly, producers require a significant amount of financial assets, which may stifle the global electric vehicle market growth.
  • The global electric vehicle market is segregated on the basis of module, charging station, propulsion, vehicle type, drivetrain, vehicle class, and region.
  • By propulsion, the market is classified into battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, plug-in electric vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles.

Global Electric Vehicle Market Size & Share Projected to Hit at USD 980 Billion and Rise at a CAGR of 24.5% By 2028: Industry Trends, Demand, Value, Analysis & Forecast Report | Facts and Factors

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Thus, strict emission standards placed on fossil-fuel-driven commercial vehicles are propelling the global electric vehicle market forward.

Key Points: 
  • Thus, strict emission standards placed on fossil-fuel-driven commercial vehicles are propelling the global electric vehicle market forward.
  • Similarly, producers require a significant amount of financial assets, which may stifle the global electric vehicle market growth.
  • The global electric vehicle market is segregated on the basis of module, charging station, propulsion, vehicle type, drivetrain, vehicle class, and region.
  • By propulsion, the market is classified into battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, plug-in electric vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles.

Canada's Largest Oil Sands Producers Announce Unprecedented Alliance to Achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

The goal of this unique alliance, working collectively with the federal and Alberta governments, is to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil sands operations by 2050 to help Canada meet its climate goals, including its Paris Agreement commitments and 2050 net zero aspirations.

Key Points: 
  • The goal of this unique alliance, working collectively with the federal and Alberta governments, is to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil sands operations by 2050 to help Canada meet its climate goals, including its Paris Agreement commitments and 2050 net zero aspirations.
  • Collaboration between industry and government will be critical to progressing the Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero vision and achieving Canada's climate goals.
  • "We are pleased to be part of this collaborative effort committed to the critical measures needed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the oil sands," said Derek Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer of MEG Energy.
  • All net-zero references in this announcement apply to emissions from oil sands operations (defined as scope 1 and scope 2 emissions).

Minister O'Regan Launches $750-Million Fund for Oil and Gas Companies to Reduce Methane Emissions

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Natural Resources, today launched the $750-million Emissions Reduction Fund to reduce methane and GHG emissions.

Key Points: 
  • The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Natural Resources, today launched the $750-million Emissions Reduction Fund to reduce methane and GHG emissions.
  • Announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2020, the fund provides up to $675 million to eligible onshore oil and gas companies to invest in green technologies to reduce methane emissions.
  • Effective immediately, eligible onshore oil and gas companies can apply to the onshore stream via the Emissions Reduction Fund website.
  • "We're taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in partnership with Canada's oil and gas sector.

Creating clean growth and jobs in British Columbia's energy sector

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Building modern infrastructure and clean technologies in the resource sector is part of the Government of Canada's plan to get our resources to new markets, spark economic growth, and accelerate Canada's clean energy transition.

Key Points: 
  • Building modern infrastructure and clean technologies in the resource sector is part of the Government of Canada's plan to get our resources to new markets, spark economic growth, and accelerate Canada's clean energy transition.
  • It will also help British Columbia achieve its climate change commitments, and support projects that will create new jobs and opportunities in rural and Indigenous communities across the province.
  • Today, we are committing to work with British Columbia to help power the natural gas sector with clean electricity reducing greenhouse gas emissions, creating good middle class jobs, and helping make the province a supplier of the cleanest natural gas in the world."
  • Through this Memorandum of Understanding, we will enhance our collaboration with British Columbia to power the natural gas sector with clean electricity, and in the process, move toward renewable and sustainable sources of energy that grow our economy, generate local jobs, and enhance trade."

Canada announces next steps to drive clean growth and climate action

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, CatherineMcKenna, announced the next steps on measures to drive clean growth and climate action in Canada, including:

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, CatherineMcKenna, announced the next steps on measures to drive clean growth and climate action in Canada, including:
    Final regulations putting a price on pollution for industry.
  • The new elements announced today are part of Canada's comprehensive plan for climate action and clean growth.
  • Recent analysis by Clean Energy Canada and Navius Research found that clean energy jobs in Canada are growing 60 per cent faster than the Canadian average.
  • In 2016, the federal government worked with provinces and territories and engaged Indigenous peoples to adopt Canada's national climate plan, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.

A Roadmap for a Greener Canadian Trucking Industry

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Friday, May 25, 2018

Freight transport currently makes up 10.5 per cent of Canada's total emissions, with trucking accounting for 83 per cent of that total.

Key Points: 
  • Freight transport currently makes up 10.5 per cent of Canada's total emissions, with trucking accounting for 83 per cent of that total.
  • A new report by The Conference Board of Canada examines ways to reduce GHG emissions from Canada's trucking sector.
  • "No single technology, regulation or program will be "the magic bullet" to lower emissions from the transportation of goods.
  • Disparities in regulations over fuel standards, vehicle dimensions, and weights can discourage the use of fuel-saving technologies for trucking.