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This article is part of our special report Togetair climate summit. Steel, cement and fertilisers should be among the first sectors covered by the upcoming carbon border levy aimed at safeguarding European businesses from cheaper CO2 intensive imports, according to Poland. “Poland argues in favour of the implementation of a carbon border adjustment mechanism pilot phase, which would include at least the three following sectors at the beginning: steel, cement and fertilisers,” said Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, undersecretary of state in the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment. The European Commission, which announced the border levy as part of its European Green Deal programme of environmental measures, said the goal of the proposal will be to avoid the risk of “carbon leakage” whereby companies relocate manufacturing abroad to countries where pollution costs are lower. ....
In a commentary, Brent Jacobs, a professional engineer, said: “This amount of carbon mitigation not only has the equivalent emissions impact of taking approximately 865,000 cars off the road for a year, but it also underscores the value and large-scale impact of being tenacious in application-based learning and advancements. “I have the privilege of being part of the team at the International CCS Knowledge Centre … where we work to advance the use of large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of greatly reducing global greenhouse gasses. What is particularly unique about this work is that we do this by sharing our experience and acquired knowledge from progressing along the learning curve. It’s our aim to ensure that others have assurance of expertise; a strong and reliable basis of know how before they start,” said Jacobs. ....
As Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 numbers have been dropping, the committee was hopeful the provincial government would have started lifting restrictions in mid-February, as North Dakota and Montana have done. That has not been the case. “If anything, we are still going to go through with our golf tournament, because we know that last summer, golfing was allowed,” she said. It may have to be done differently, such as not using a shotgun start, but they intend to find a way. The golf tournament would be held on June 1, but that could change, depending on what happens with the show. And no matter what, they will be announcing this year’s Oilman of the Year, Southeast Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year and Saskatchewan Oil Patch Hall of Fame inductees. ....
Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show planned for June, 2-3 The Canadian Press 2021-02-25 Weyburn, Bismarck, N.D., Regina, – The Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show committee is still planning on holding its bi-annual event this June 2-3, but things are still up in the air due to public health restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. And it’s not the only oil show affected. “We are hopeful and optimistic,” said Tanya Hulbert, Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show manager, by phone from Weyburn on Feb. 25. She said they’ll know more March 19, when the provincial government announces its plans for public health restrictions beyond that date. As Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 numbers have been dropping, the committee was hopeful the provincial government would have started lifting restrictions in mid-February, as North Dakota and Montana have done. That has not been the case. ....