Marc LePage, the Consul General of Canada in San Francisco/Silicon Valley, writes to California Air Resources Board arguing that the LCFS should not assign a carbon intensity to tar sands oil that is different than that of mainstream crude. Letter […]
This is yet another letter from Michael Wilson, Ambassador to the United States, against California’s LCFS. The letter asks the Governor of California to review an accompanying letter from the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, Lisa Raitt. Michael Wilson (Ambassador […]
This is the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ comments on proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulations. It was submitted as part of the public consultation process. CAPP also had a representative give a verbal presentation at the meeting on April […]
“Alberta Office in Washington” Alberta Hansard. April 7, 2009.
The email that precedes the powerpoint deck mentions that “the audience for the second half of the deck is American audiences.” The email goes on to state “even though it is intended to show how Canada has its act together […]
This is another letter to the California Air Resources Board. The letter demonstrates a pattern of behaviour where the Canadian Government and Alberta Government are working together to undermine progressive climate policy, like the LCFS. Kevin Stringer also wrote a […]
This is the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ response to California’s proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
This briefing note, prepared for the Minister of Natural Resources, helps explain why letters from NRCan often accompany letters from Canadian politicians lobbying against good climate policy, like California’s LCFS. The note discusses the image of Canada’s “dirty” tar sands […]
This document was released under an access to information request. It is a series of short papers on tar sands issues, including the roles of NRCan and Environment Canada, life cycle GHG emissions, and Section 526 of the U.S. Energy […]
While one of the purposes of the LCFS is to move away from dirty fossil fuels and encourage investment in alternative fuels, the Ambassador of Canada claims that assigning a different carbon intensity to tar sands oil than conventional oil […]
