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Canadian shipping emits 8 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. There is a better way
A new report commissioned by WWF-Canada found that in 2019, the 6078 vessels that operated in Canadian waters emitted eight million tons of CO2 the equivalent of almost two coal-fired plants in one year. They also emitted 150,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, black carbon and sulphur oxides combined.
Despite these numbers, Canada has largely overlooked regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the shipping industry, waiting instead for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to set a framework for domestic and international emission reductions something that has not been realized. The lack of such a framework sets Canada back in reaching its international emissions reduction commitments and increases the ongoing threats of climate change and threats to coastal communities and ocean health.
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Posted: Apr 13, 2021 9:51 AM CT | Last Updated: April 13
Day one of the Nunavut Impact Review Board s final public hearings into Baffinland s Phase 2 expansion proposal at its Mary River Mine began Monday, April 12 in Iqaluit. (Nick Murray/CBC News)
Nunavut s Qikiqtaaluk communities are still concerned about the impact on marine wildlife if production ramps up at the Mary River Mine.
The issue was brought up Monday in Iqaluit during the first day of the final public hearings into Baffinland s Phase 2 expansion proposal.
Baffinland is requesting to double its shipping of iron ore from its Milne Inlet port to 12 million tonnes a year, which would see around 168 ships sail through waters near Pond Inlet, Nunavut, a summer home to one of the world s largest narwhal populations.