Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) issued a statement in response to the tabling of the May 2012 report from the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. Kent said the government is committed to ensuring an environment that is clean, safe, and sustainable for all Canadians, while creating jobs and promoting economic growth. Kent … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles. These proposed regulations would reduce emissions from the whole range of on-road heavy-duty vehicles and engines, including large pick-up trucks, short/long-haul tractors, cement and garbage trucks, buses, and more, for the 2014 model year and beyond. … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec Jacques Gourde (Lotbiniere-Chustes-de-la-Chaudiere, QC) announced that Canada's greenhouse gas emissions remained steady in 2010 while the economy grew. The government simultaneously released the … Read more
A new federal research initiative will improve understanding of the climate and the atmosphere. The government is providing $35 million in funding over five years to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to support climate change and atmospheric research at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The call for letters of intent for the Climate … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) highlighted 46 projects that have received funding under Canada's Great Lakes Action Plan. In total, the government is contributing $3,322,321 from its Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for projects to advance remediation and clean up of the severely degraded geographic regions officially designated. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and Nova Scotia Minister of the Environment Sterling Belliveau announced that they are working towards an equivalency agreement on coal-fired electricity greenhouse gas regulations. Both governments wish to avoid duplication of effort to control greenhouse gas emissions, and are working together to ensure that industry does not face two … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced that the government has decided siloxane D5 is not harmful to the environment. Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) is an odorless, colourless liquid found in a number of personal care products, including deodorants, antiperspirants, cosmetics, shampoos, and body lotions. It is used in the production of silicone polymers and may also … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON), alongside United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and environment ministers from participating countries, launched a new global initiative aimed at making rapid progress on countering climate change and improving air quality. The new initiative, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, is composed of … Read more
Environment Canada said that increased air, water, land and biodiversity monitoring in the oil sands will begin in 2012, as a result of the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring program. The program is designed to provide an improved understanding of the long-term cumulative effects of oil sands development. The three-year implementation plan … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced that the government is investing $78.7 million over the next five years to strengthen weather monitoring infrastructure, ensuring Canadians continued access to world-class weather, water and climate monitoring data. Kent said that this investment in Environment Canada's weather monitoring infrastructure will result in improved weather forecasts and warnings … Read more
