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JUNE 2, 2014

Black carbon has a negative impact on the environment and on human health. For their study, the Environment Canada/MECA team used two midsize sedans and two compact vehicles. Climate Change Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems' Earlier post.). Splash blending further complicates the situation.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

BASF is launching the pilot platform reciChain in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, as a response to plastic waste. According to a report produced by Deloitte for Environment and Climate Change Canada , Canada disposed of nearly 3.3 —Marcelo Lu, President, BASF Canada.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Canada is far from meeting its obligations under Kyoto, and has been telegraphing since 2006 that it might withdraw. We are committed to working together to address climate change in a way that is, for countries big and small, rich or poor, fair, effective and comprehensive and allows us to continue to create jobs and growth in Canada.

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MAY 15, 2015

Canada Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. Canada formally submitted its target, referred to as an Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Federal Cabinet of the Government of Canada approved the $11-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG Project following completion of a federal environmental assessment. The facility would liquefy and export natural gas produced by Progress Energy Canada Ltd. in northeast British Columbia.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

The report’s best estimate of direct climate influence by black carbon is about a factor of two higher than most previous work. This includes the estimates in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment, which were based on the best available evidence and analysis at that time.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2016

The Government of Canada will consult with provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, industries, and non-governmental organizations to develop a clean fuel standard. The standard would require reductions in the carbon footprint of the fuels supplied in Canada, based on lifecycle analysis.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

Negative-carbon RNG is produced when carbon emissions are captured from dairies and turned into a transportation fuel, reducing the harmful effects on long-term climate change. Carbon-negative RNG is being used today by thousands of vehicles with more and more fleets requesting it every week. —Andrew J.

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APRIL 13, 2012

The Government of Canada has proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles and engines. The Government of Canada estimates that as the result of implementing the proposed standards, greenhouse gas emissions from 2018 heavy-duty vehicles will be reduced by up to 23% from those sold in 2010.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

The two leaders discussed practical ways the United States and Canada could encourage the development of clean energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change. US and Canadian officials will meet in the coming weeks to launch the clean energy dialogue.

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APRIL 2, 2009

The Government of Canada will introduce new regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the automotive sector under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). Environment Minister Jim Prentice made the announcement on Wednesday. Transportation accounts for approximately one quarter of Canada’s total GHG emissions.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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MAY 24, 2009

A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)— The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security vs Climate Change — claims that prudent greenhouse gas regulations can limit emissions from Canadian oil sands while still enabling robust development of the energy resource. Levi, CFR’s David M.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. This would represent an approximate 20% reduction compared to the new vehicle fleet that was sold in Canada in 2007. This is an important step in the fight against climate change.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

The parties proposing to develop the Mackenzie Gas Project are: Imperial Oil Resources Limited (IORL); Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited (IORVL); Shell Canada Limited as managing partner of Shell Canada Energy; ConocoPhillips Canada (North) Limited and ConocoPhillips Northern Partnership; ExxonMobil Canada Properties; and.

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JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Illustration: Chris McLinden, Environment and Climate Change Canada. This suggests that China is implementing sulfur dioxide controls beyond what climate modelers have taken into account. Purple depicts the highest concentrations while white depicts the lowest. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Premier of Québec François Legault, and the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region, Benoit Charette, unveiled the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030) and its first 2021-2026 implementation plan, with an envelope of $6.7 billion over five years.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

Dairies produce about 25% of California’s methane emissions and have become targets of carbon regulations aimed to reduce climate change. Aemetis subsidiary Aemetis Biogas LLC closed a $30-million equity investment without any dilutive stock issuances by Aemetis, Inc. and funded the first $8.3-million

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Toxic air pollution and climate change emissions need to be reduced both for human health and the environment. The electric vehicle revolution is upon us. This fact is great for reducing the over-reliance on fossil fuels for transportation. Some people are not on board with electric vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Global benefits from full implementation of measures for reduction of short-lived climate pollutants in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. The climate change benefit is estimated for a given year (2050) and human health and crop benefits are. for 2030 and beyond. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JULY 9, 2013

Researchers in Canada and the US found that there was a 23% increase in demand for PEVs when buyers of conventional cars were offered a green electricity program together with an electric vehicle. The survey also revealed that when choosing PEVs or hybrid vehicles, car buyers are not motivated by climate change but by issues closer to home.

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APRIL 28, 2015

But in an open access paper published in the recent edition of the journal Atmospheric Pollution Research , U of T chemical engineer Greg Evans and his partners at Environment Canada have found that concentrations of pollutants from traffic are still double at a distance of 280 meters downwind from highway 400 north of Toronto.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

million technology commercialization grant for its Phase 1 lithium hydroxide hydromet plant from the federally-funded Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). At the hearings, residents will have an opportunity to voice their views on the project’s impact to the local environment. Batteries Canada' Nemaska Lithium Inc.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

—Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, Yves-François Blanchet. Québec's announcement demonstrates the critical role that government can play in reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change. On 14 November, California held its first cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Researchers from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), with colleagues at other institutions in Canada and the UK, have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated with respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry. Awadalla is Director and Sr.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The last official UNFCCC meeting prior to the 15 th Congress ended 6 November in Barcelona, and environment ministers have been shuttling in and out of Copenhagen since then to conduct ad hoc negotiations prior to the summit. by Jack Rosebro. Backlash against Rasmussen’s plan was swift and severe.

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AUGUST 5, 2023

Although neither ice sheet is expected to melt completely anytime soon, their incredible scale makes even small changes consequential for the future of our planet. And the data that Peregrine will gather will help scientists to understand how these critical areas will respond to climate change.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Led by U-M’s Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute and supported by The Kresge Foundation with $600,000 in matching funds, the three-year project seeks to strengthen the science and decision-making necessary for more effective urban climate adaptation in the Great Lakes region, in both Canada and the United States.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A. So not only is climate change-driven drought cutting our fresh water supply, but the way we use water here also adds to our greenhouse gas emissions.

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MAY 8, 2013

Selected projects will be intended to support program goals to determine the (1) likelihood of methane hydrates as a potential energy resource and (2) their role in the natural environment. Response of Gas Hydrate Reservoirs to Induced Change. Response of Methane Hydrate Systems to Environmental Change. —DE-FOA-0000891.

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APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Eight percent of the sample were able to provide a correct definition of geoengineering, an increase on previous estimates; however, 45% of the sample correctly defined the alternative term “climate engineering”, adding weight to the argument that “geoengineering” may be misleading and difficult to understand.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Left: Bob Williams, Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets Right: Cisco DeVries, Renewable Funding. climate change energy efficiency environment green buildings renewable energy solar power AB 811 Cisco Devries Howard Choy L.A. Read the press release here. And I intend to do everything in my power to help it succeed.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

India’s Minister of Environment, Jairam Ramesh, hosted US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment, Daniel A. Once agreed, the amendment would ensure climate mitigation of up to 100 billion tonnes of CO 2 -equivalent by 2050, many times more than the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

As glaciers and climate change occurred, their populations were pushed south. How much of the variation in the plant traits are driven by genetics or the environment or the interaction between genes and the environment? And as glaciers retreated, the populations expanded north. Tom Juenger. —Tom Tom Juenger. Kathrine D.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Canada Nickel Company Inc. The Company has applied for trademarks for the terms NetZero Nickel, NetZero Cobalt, and NetZero Iron in the US, Canada, and other jurisdictions related to zero-carbon production of nickel, cobalt, and iron products. —,Mark Selby, Chair & CEO of Canada Nickel.

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