Improving energy efficiency contributes first-hand to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improving industrial competitiveness and increasing profitability, and is an important part of Canada’s national approach to address climate change.
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, and New Brunswick’s Minister of Energy and Resource Development, the Honourable Rick Doucet, will take part in the 2017 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference (EMMC), under the theme Towards a Clean Growth in Canada’s Energy and Mines Sectors, and deliver remarks at the Conference banquet reception.
Canada’s prosperity and competitiveness are linked to sustainable economic growth and a successful transition to a low-carbon future. The Government of Canada continues to take steps to support the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change and is committed to creating a cleaner environment for future generations by investing in clean technologies.
HALIFAX — Member of Parliament Andy Fillmore, on behalf of Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, will be at Dalhousie University in Halifax to make a clean energy announcement. A media availability will follow the announcement.
Investing in next generation clean energy infrastructure and technologies will advance Canada’s efforts to build a clean economy, create well-paying jobs for middle-class Canadians and help us reach our climate change goals.
Canada’s forest sector is leading the way in innovation and clean technology, while supporting environmental sustainability and combating climate change.
Canada’s forests are among the most sustainably managed in the world, and our forest sector is leading the way in innovation and environmental responsibility through new clean technologies.
OTTAWA — Michel Picard, Member of Parliament for Montarville, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, will announce funding from the Government of Canada’s Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program.
Our government has committed to reviewing and modernizing environmental assessment and regulatory processes. Our goal is to protect the environment and introduce modern safeguards, support reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and ensure good projects go ahead and resources get to market sustainably. Consultation is at the core of these reviews and a way forward in rebuilding public trust.
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, and his provincial counterparts today reiterated their commitment to stand firmly behind the Canadian forest industry and vigorously defend its interests.