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Les exportations de GNL, ainsi que le trafic de méthaniers qui y est associé, ne feront pas du Canada une superpuissance énergétique
Mémoire présenté au Comité permanent des ressources naturelles. Le gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL) est considéré, tant à l’échelle mondiale qu’au Canada, comme une ressource énergétique de grande valeur, présentant un potentiel économique important en tant que produit d’exportation. Nous écrivons pour recommander que, dans le cadre de son étude sur les exportations d’énergie canadiennes, le Comité permanent des ressources naturelles tienne compte des données scientifiques relatives aux impacts du cycle de vie du GNL (1), y compris le trafic de méthaniers, ainsi que des témoignages directs des communautés confrontées à ces impacts.
LNG export, and its associated LNG tanker traffic, will not establish Canada as an energy superpower
Brief Submitted to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources by Equal Routes. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been positioned globally and within Canada as a highly valuable energy commodity with significant economic potential as an export product. We are writing to recommend that in its study of Canadian Energy Exports, the Standing Committee on Natural Resources consider the scientific evidence of LNG’s lifecycle impacts (1), including LNG tanker traffic, as well as first-hand accounts of communities facing those impacts.
Canada is failing to lead on Arctic shipping’s black-carbon pollution
As an Arctic country with heavy shipping interests, Indigenous reconciliation a priority, and with climate leadership ambitions, Canada’s voice matters a great deal on this issue.
Just and Equitable Transition in the South Pacific
An interview with John Taukäve on sound, shipping, and oceanic leadership. John is a Rotuman and Fijian artist, researcher and advocate, whose work bridges culture and climate leadership. He works as a cultural ambassador and technical advisor for Pacific delegations at the International Maritime Organization. John brings lived experiences of Pacific Island communities, descendants of the world’s most advanced ocean voyagers, into IMO negotiations. This dialogue expands on John’s contribution to the Just Energy Transition (JET) case study featured in Equal Routes’ forthcoming report, Charting the Course to a Quiet Ocean: Stakeholder Insights on Reducing Underwater Radiated Noise.
NGOs Welcome IMO Progress for Cutting Shipping’s Climate Impact Despite Net-Zero Framework Delay
As the IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 20) wraps up in London, the Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC) commends Member States for overcoming last week’s setback and advancing preparations to adopt the Net Zero Framework.
Op-Ed: From BC to the Arctic, Canada must ban scrubber discharge everywhere
Transport Canada's announcement of a new approach to protecting BC's endangered southern resident killer whale population may signal a ban on the dumping of scrubber wastewater in coastal waters, but without expanding the ban along all of Canada's coasts, it likely will just push the problem into waters elsewhere.
Op-Ed: Methane-fuelled Tanker Traffic to Soar This Summer
350 LNG tankers are expected to visit LNG Canada's marine terminal annually, which translates to 700 transits a year in the region.
Canada sets course with draft Ocean Noise Strategy – risks drifting if clear targets aren’t set
Noise from industrial activities including shipping, energy exploration, and offshore construction are impacting marine life globally, as well as the communities who depend on it.
An IMO Debut: “Shipping Nexus” Solutions for Climate, Biodiversity and Pollution
The co-sponsors of MEPC82/7/10 call for a new framework – one that elevates biodiversity and pollution concerns to the same level of urgency as climate actions.
Efficiency may be the one-size-fits-all solution for marine shipping
Our latest piece in the National Observer shows how reforming the International Maritime Organization Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) can incentivize shipping efficiency and help solve the triple planetary crisis of climate, pollution, and biodiversity. Just a 10% reduction in the speed of the global fleet could reduce GHG emissions by 13%, underwater noise by 40%, and the risk of whale strikes by 50%.
Equal Routes Turns One
Corporations Canada is telling us we have to file our yearly non profit status report on June 20 2024, so we’ll use that date as our ONE YEAR anniversary! Hurray for us!
Heavy Fuel Oil Ban Coming to Parts of Inuit Nunangat July 1
A ban on Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) for marine ships in Inuit Nunangat—with the exception of Nunatsiavut and parts of Nunavik—comes into effect on July 1.
Introducing the 2030 Shipping Pact for People and Nature
Released during COP28 in Dubai, Navigating the Future: Bridging Shipping, Biodiversity, and Decarbonization report highlights the urgency of addressing the triple planetary crisis – pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss – in the context of shipping solutions and impacts.