This is a note for the attention of Director General of Climate Action in the EU Mr. Jos Delbeke. In the article is information regarding the Fuel Quality Directive, what it entails, implementations of new standards, and most significantly the […]
The Harper government’s approach to climate science research in Canada Public understanding of the gravity of the threat of climate change, and of the need for government policies to cut emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), has been driven by scientific […]
“The European Union has yielded to Canadian demands it remove possible trade barriers to polluting oil sands to avoid further damage to ties, according to sources and leaked documents.” Read more……
“Alberta’s energy minister said on Wednesday that the European Union is the organization he referred to when he asserted that some international groups were using the environment as a guise to erect trade barriers.” Read more…..
This email outlines meetings between Ambassador Ross Hornby and several MEP to discuss several key issues pertaining to Canadian-European relations. One item discussed was the Oil sands, and mentioned is the Chair of the Industry and Energy Committee, Herbert Reul […]
ENGO letter to Commissioner Connie Hedegaard re: Implementation of Article 7a of the Fuel Quality Directive. March 22, 2010.
Nothing exemplifies the high-stakes political tensions of the oil sands better these days than the battle over Keystone XL. A major leak from the 3,200-kilometre pipeline proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada could contaminate drinking water for millions of Americans, opponents fear. […]
This leaked document contains no default value for tar sands, apparently because of the pressure and lobbying of the Canadian government. Later iterations of this document had the tar sands value returned.
This document provides a good background on low carbon fuel standards, and compares California’s LCFS with British Columbia’s. “A Comparison of California and British Columbia’s Low Carbon Fuel Standards.” Environmental Defecence and NRDC. March 2010.
This is the process Canada tar sands oil would have to go through. Because tar sands oil would end up being classified as a High Carbon Intensity Fuel, Canada has been lobbying to have it included in the “basket” of […]
