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Toyota Canada and Edmonton International Airport (YEG) partner to bring 100 Mirai fuel cell electric vehicles to Alberta

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Edmonton International Airport (YEG) and Toyota Canada are partnering to bring 100 Mirai fuel cell vehicles to Alberta. —Myron Keehn, President & CEO, Edmonton International Airport (YEG) Mass adoption of FCEVs concurrently requires a demand for vehicles and a supply of hydrogen fuel.

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Canada releases critical minerals strategy, backed by $3.8B in federal funding

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The Government of Canada on Friday released its Critical Minerals Strategy , backed by up to $3.8 billion in federal funding allocated in Budget 2022. Earlier post.)

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Canada orders three Chinese companies to divest from Canadian critical minerals companies

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The Government of Canada has ordered the divestiture of the following investments by three Chinese companies in Canadian critical mineral companies: Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co., Power Metals Corp is a Canadaian mining company exploring and developing cesium, lithium and tantalum assets in Canada.

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Canada refuses to permit seabed mining absent regulatory regime

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The Government of Canada will refuse to permit seabed mining absent a rigorous regulatory regime. In April 2019, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced its new protection standard for new federal Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Further prohibitions may apply according to each MPA law.

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Australia, Canada and US unify critical minerals data

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The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released a compilation of national-scale geological, geophysical and mineral resource datasets from Australia, Canada and the US through a collaboration between the three countries’ federal geological surveys. The data layers are in widely accepted geographic information system formats. San Juan, C.A.,

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Canada launches $1.5B Clean Fuels Fund with call for proposals

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Canada has launched the $1.5-billion billion Clean Fuels Fund with a call for proposals for projects that increase Canada’s capacity to produce clean fuels. Seamus O’Regan Jr., Seamus O’Regan Jr., The call for proposals for projects to increase domestic clean fuel production capacity is open until 29 September 2021.

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Government of Canada releases framework for ending fossil fuel subsidies

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The Government of Canada’s commitment to eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies signals both greater support for clean technology as well as emission reductions across the economy from traditional sectors. Canada is also committed to phasing out public financing of the fossil fuel sector.

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