Canada’s 3.3% Emissions Increase through 2019 Shows Need for ‘Stark Change in Direction’ – The Energy Mix:

“The oil and gas sector alone will cause Canada to exceed its Paris Agreement target of a 40% reduction by 2030, set by Prime Minister Trudeau at President Biden’s recent climate summit, and the net-zero by 2050 target in Bill C-12,”
the new federal climate accountability act now before a House of
Commons committee, the organizations state in their joint release.

Canada’s 3.3% Emissions Increase through 2019 Shows Need for ‘Stark Change in Direction’ – The Energy Mix: “The oil and gas sector alone will cause Canada to exceed its Paris Agreement target of a 40% reduction by 2030, set by Prime Minister Trudeau at President Biden’s recent climate summit, and the net-zero by 2050 target in Bill C-12,”
the new federal climate accountability act now before a House of
Commons committee, the organizations state in their joint release.Read More

Invest in Transition, Not Declining Alberta Fossil Sector, IISD Urges Governments – The Energy Mix:

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
released a new study last week outlining how long-term demand for oil
will be driven down by global targets to cut carbon-related pollution
and the shift toward putting more vehicles on the road powered by
batteries and alternative fuels, The Canadian Press reports.
That means government spending should be directed away from production
of combustible hydrocarbons and focus instead on Alberta’s economic
transition and diversification, IISD says.

Invest in Transition, Not Declining Alberta Fossil Sector, IISD Urges Governments – The Energy Mix: The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
released a new study last week outlining how long-term demand for oil
will be driven down by global targets to cut carbon-related pollution
and the shift toward putting more vehicles on the road powered by
batteries and alternative fuels, The Canadian Press reports.
That means government spending should be directed away from production
of combustible hydrocarbons and focus instead on Alberta’s economic
transition and diversification, IISD says.Read More

To become a major player on the global battery stage, Canada must act fast: Canada has a once-in-a-generation
opportunity to establish itself as a major player on the global battery
scene if it acts now. This was the conclusion of an industry roundtable
convened in the spring by Clean Energy Canada and attended by
stakeholders across the supply chain: General Motors Canada, Lion
Electric, the Mining Association of Canada, the Automotive Parts
Manufacturers’ Association, Unifor, and others.

Developing Canada’s battery-supply
chain will help anchor our existing auto sector, currently Canada’s
second-largest export, and ensure we capture the jobs and value created
in the transition to EVs.

Right now, 80 per cent of the world’s batteries are produced in Japan, South Korea, and China. The
United States and the European Union have flagged their dependence on
Asia, mainly China, for batteries and battery materials as a major risk
to their auto industries.

To become a major player on the global battery stage, Canada must act fast: Canada has a once-in-a-generation
opportunity to establish itself as a major player on the global battery
scene if it acts now. This was the conclusion of an industry roundtable
convened in the spring by Clean Energy Canada and attended by
stakeholders across the supply chain: General Motors Canada, Lion
Electric, the Mining Association of Canada, the Automotive Parts
Manufacturers’ Association, Unifor, and others.Developing Canada’s battery-supply
chain will help anchor our existing auto sector, currently Canada’s
second-largest export, and ensure we capture the jobs and value created
in the transition to EVs.Right now, 80 per cent of the world’s batteries are produced in Japan, South Korea, and China. The
United States and the European Union have flagged their dependence on
Asia, mainly China, for batteries and battery materials as a major risk
to their auto industries.Read More

Mattel Wants to Recycle Old Barbie Dolls: Mattel,
the maker of Barbie, Matchbox and MEGA toys, wants your old toys. The
76-year-old toy company has launched a pilot program to recover and
recycle materials in certain old toys into future Mattel products,
creating a more circular model with sustainability in mind.

“Mattel PlayBack,”
as the program is called, is a “toy takeback” program that “enable[s]
families to extend the life of their Mattel toys once they are finished
playing with them,” a company press release said. The idea is to offer parents “guilt-free solutions for toys that have reached the end of their useful life,” the program webpage said, and to ensure that “fun comes full circle.”

To participate, consumers can visit Mattel.com/PlayBack
to print out a free shipping label. Once Mattel receives the old toys,
they are sorted and separated by material type. What can be processed
and recycled
is, and what cannot is either downcycled into other plastic products or
converted from waste to energy, the press release noted.

Mattel Wants to Recycle Old Barbie Dolls: Mattel,
the maker of Barbie, Matchbox and MEGA toys, wants your old toys. The
76-year-old toy company has launched a pilot program to recover and
recycle materials in certain old toys into future Mattel products,
creating a more circular model with sustainability in mind.“Mattel PlayBack,”
as the program is called, is a “toy takeback” program that “enable[s]
families to extend the life of their Mattel toys once they are finished
playing with them,” a company press release said. The idea is to offer parents “guilt-free solutions for toys that have reached the end of their useful life,” the program webpage said, and to ensure that “fun comes full circle.”To participate, consumers can visit Mattel.com/PlayBack
to print out a free shipping label. Once Mattel receives the old toys,
they are sorted and separated by material type. What can be processed
and recycled
is, and what cannot is either downcycled into other plastic products or
converted from waste to energy, the press release noted.Read More

Big Plastic’s revenge: Dow, Nova and Imperial Oil sue the federal government for protecting the environment – Environmental Defence:

Big Plastic wants to stop the federal government from regulating plastics under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
(CEPA). They insist on the virtue of their product while blaming
others, namely individuals (all of us!) and municipal waste systems, for
the havoc that plastics wreak on our environment. If they win, we all
lose.

Big Plastic’s revenge: Dow, Nova and Imperial Oil sue the federal government for protecting the environment – Environmental Defence: Big Plastic wants to stop the federal government from regulating plastics under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
(CEPA). They insist on the virtue of their product while blaming
others, namely individuals (all of us!) and municipal waste systems, for
the havoc that plastics wreak on our environment. If they win, we all
lose.Read More