This document outlined several impacts of the economic downturn on Canada’s Energy Sector. One impact included decreased investment in Canada’s petroleum industry, delaying $100 billion in products, mostly from tar sands, as well as reducing drilling activities to about half. […]
This document is a question and answer piece, which highlights several current issues such as the progress of tailpipe emissions standards being passed, technologies for oil and gas industries, market security and competiveness of these oil companies if certain standards […]
This document outlines the United States preliminary views and proposals on climate change coming from Copenhagen and moving into the conference in Mexico in 2010. Also outlined are the main focus points taken from the Copenhagen Accord as well as […]
This letter sent by Catherine Day to Ms Urbancic, EU Policy Officer, Low Carbon Fuels, Transport and Environment, clearly demonstrates the implications of setting specific values of emission intensities for Canadian tar sands crude oil on EU-Canada trade and neogtiations.
This document outlines several examples of initiatives undertaken by the Federal Government of Canada to support the development and research of ‘green technologies’ both industrially and in terms of Canadian residences. It also outlines the use of tax measures and […]
This document is a biography of the Vice President of Government Relations for the Shell Oil Company and former Staff Director of the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Brian Malnak.
This document is a biography of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lisa Jackson. Prior to this position Jackson was Commissioner of New Jersey’s department of EPA, where under this role was best known for her advocacy on […]
This document is a biography of Special Envoy for Climate Change, State Department, Todd Stern. From 1993 to 1999 Stern served under the Clinton government in the White House in such areas as deputy staff secretary, assistant to the President, […]
This document is a biography of Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs, Michael Froman. A combination of the fact that he has vast experience in the government coupled with the fact he […]
This document is a biography of the President of Shell Oil Company, Marvin Odum. Mr. Odum is the Director of the Upstream Americas business as well Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, he sits on […]
This document is a biography of the Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America, Gary Doer. Doer, a former Premier of Manitoba for 10 years, worked extensively to improve Canada-U.S. cooperation in areas such as trade, agriculture, water […]
This document is a biography of Carol M. Browner, Assistant to President Obama for Energy and Climate Change.
This document provides a background on the EPA proposed rule on September 30, 2009 which would require facility operating permits, which would help see the reduction of GHG emissions, as well as a similar program in Canada. Also discussed are […]
This document provides background information regarding the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, CAPP which represents companies that explore, develop, and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada, overall producing roughly 90% of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil
This document details Canada’s commitment to combat climate change through governmental policy and promises to meet the emission standards which had been set at the Copenhagen Conference. Also outlined is the plan to implement regulations on vehicle tailpipe emissions through […]
