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The development and deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies is a key component of the suite of measures needed to meet our GHG emission reduction targets and enable clean economic growth. Canada’s Strengthened Climate Plan announced the development of a CCUS strategy and called for the exploration of other opportunities to keep Canada competitive in this growing industry.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognize CCUS as having an integral role in achieving our global energy and climate objectives – with CCUS expected to account for at least 12% of the global GHG reductions needed to achieve net zero by 2050. The IEA also finds that achieving climate goals hinges on dramatically scaling up and accelerating RD&D and innovation in CCUS technologies.
There has been recent media coverage of comments made by Resolute Forest Products CEO Rémi Lalonde regarding the company’s Baie-Comeau and Amos newsprint facilities, noting that newsprint production is not an option anymore and that a re-opening of the facilities is not likely imminent. Mr. Lalonde indicated facilities would require significant investments (around $200M each), and the company is evaluating its options.
Operations at the facilities ceased in March and April 2020 due to the weak demand for newsprint observed over the past ten years, a situation exacerbated by the pandemic. Nearly 400 employees from both facilities have been laid off since that date.
What is the government doing to help sugar shacks that have been affected by COVID-19?
How will the 2020-2021 New Horizons for Seniors Program community-based call for proposals support Canadian communities?