Canada’s concern over oil sands and the fuel quality directive: Meeting with Ross Hornby

This document presents Canada’s concerns over the FGQ in a meeting with Ambassador Ross Hornby, which plans to implement higher GHG intensity values for crude oil obtained from tar sands …

Energy and climate elements of state of the Union

This document outlines some of President Obama’s commitments to tackling climate change in 2010, including the strong support for passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill.  However, the document also …

CAPP requests accelerated write-offs

This document expresses CAPPs request to the minister that the Federal budget include accelerated write-offs for development and completion of wells for a 30 month period.…

Letter from Ambassador Hornby re. the fuel directive

Ambassador Hornby writes to convey Canada’s position against the legislation which proposes to assign tar sands crude a “carbon intensity value” that corresponds to its actual level of greenhouse gas …

2009 CAPP stewardship report

This is the 2009 CAPP Stewardship Report which outlines initiatives undertaken by CAPP members to help combat climate change and certain projects undertaken by CAPP in the areas of land, …

Recent developments on LCFS initiatives in the US

This document provides information on current LCFS programs currently in place within the U.S.; the document highlights the California LCFS, the first of its kind in the U.S.  This has …

U.S legislative and regulatory action on climate change and clean energy

This document outlines current legislative initiatives being undertaken both by the US Congress as well as the EPA through its regulatory authority under the Clean Air Act. The document discusses …

CAPPs proposal for Job creations in oil and gas industry

This memorandum is focussed on setting up a meeting to discuss CAPP’s proposal of the possibility of job creations in the oil and gas industry.

One focus area mentioned is …

Seven priorities for EPA’s future

This document was sent by US EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson to her colleagues at the EPA, congratulating them on the previous year’s work and then discusses the seven priorities for …

Meeting request with Catherine Doyle on behalf of CAPP

This document is a formal request sent to Catherine Doyle to meet with CAPP President David Collyer.  Within the document there is information regarding CAPPs proposal that the government and …

A New Climate for Conservation: Nature, Carbon and Climate Change in British Columbia

David Suzuki Foundation
January 2010

A New Climate for Conservation: Nature, Carbon and Climate Change in British Columbia explores the role of nature conservation in a climate action strategy for ecological …

Managing BC’s Forests for a Cooler Planet: Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and Conservation

David Suzuki Foundation
January 2010

Traditionally, discussions of forest usage have been arguments between two polar opposites: conservation versus human use. We propose instead a model where forest managers choose from an …