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ENVI Committee Report

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LIST OF OBSERVATIONS

 

Observation 1

The Committee encourages Canadian landowners to consider enhancing Canada’s carbon sink when managing their lands.

Observation 2

The Committee encourages provinces, territories, and interested governments to facilitate the use of more forest residues for bioenergy.

Observation 3

The Committee encourages provinces, territories, interested governments and power companies to consider converting coal-fired power plants to burn wood pellets.

Observation 4

The Committee encourages the Wood Pellet Association of Canada to continue working with the Canadian Standards Association, and within the provisions of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, towards addressing the issue of boiler pressure standards compatibility.

Observation 5

The Committee encourages provinces, territories, and interested governments to increasingly require the use of landfill gas capture systems and the diversion of organics from landfills.

Observation 6

The Committee encourages consumers, industry, provinces, territories, and interested governments to reduce their use of single-use disposable products.