Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will deliver a keynote address at the opening plenary session of the Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition in Montreal.
Through the Memorandum of Understanding on Climate Change and Energy Collaboration, Canada, the United States and Mexico continue to work together to promote global uptake of ISO 50001. The three countries have committed to set a North American implementation target by CEM8 in 2017 and create opportunities for the industrial, commercial and public sectors to implement ISO 50001.
Since 1998, the Government of Canada's RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software has been used for clean energy project analysis and implementation by governments, companies, and academic institutions around the globe. It is a unique decision support tool that can be used to compare different sources of energy by evaluating energy costs and savings, emissions reductions and the financial viability of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies.
On February 12, 2016, energy leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States met for the North American Energy Ministers Meeting. During the meeting, the energy leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Climate Change and Energy Collaboration.
In support of the objectives of the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and inaugural Mission Innovation Ministerial in San Francisco, the Honourable Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Mexico's Secretary of Energy, and Dr. Ernest Moniz, United States' Secretary of Energy, reviewed their cooperative efforts underway to foster sustainable energy development, address climate change, and encourage economic growth.
Canada has taken another step in its support for clean technology by doubling government investment over the next five years in clean energy research and development. Support for clean technology will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify our economy, open access to new markets and create good, well-paying jobs for Canadians.
Investments in clean energy and emission-reducing research and development are essential to growing the economy and protecting the environment as we transition to a low-carbon future.
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada today received the National Energy Board's recommendation report for the proposed 2017 NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. System Expansion Project.
The Honourable Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, joins other member countries at the first Mission Innovation Ministerial and the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial, on June 1 and 2, in San Francisco. He will also meet with his U.S. and Mexico energy counterparts.