As we transition to an electricity-based energy system, the demand for batteries will grow exponentially, but we will also reach a point where recycled battery minerals are the preferred choice of battery manufacturers.
The timing has more to do with a widespread media campaign aimed at resisting the inevitable transition to cleaner and more efficient transportation technology.
The policy is a critical piece of Canada's long-term emissions reduction plan but today's framework will show the sector won't be asked to cut emissions as deeply as previously thought.
Most of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions cuts have been focused on just one sector: electricity generation. That's left the rest of our economy hyper-emitting and exposed.
The organization representing Canada's oil and gas drilling sector is asking the federal government to create a new tax credit it says it needs to help the industry decarbonize.
A cap on greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's oil and gas sector will be ready by the end of next year, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday.