Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Cynthia Kierscht and Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Shawn Tupper finalized the U.S.-Canada Critical Minerals Action Plan in December 2019.
Read More» The United States and Canada recognize global demand for energy minerals will increase dramatically in the coming years and this MoU provides an important framework for cooperation in addressing these complex challenges.
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Indigenous leaders and other Canadian professionals working in Northern Canada will visit Denver, Colorado; Fairbanks, Alaska; and other Alaskan cities from April 24 to May 4, 2019.
Read More» The Group of Seven (G-7) Environment, Energy, and Oceans Ministerial will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 19–21, 2018.
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The United States and Canada held the second round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime August 15-16, in Nelson, British Columbia.
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Remarks by United States Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft at the Energy Council of Canada’s Annual Industry Update As prepared for delivery Thank you for inviting me to spend some time with you today. As a relatively new diplomat with less than six months under my belt, I am still in that phase of meeting …
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The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (“TransCanada”) authorizing TransCanada to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana for the importation of crude oil.
Read More» U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone today with Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau.
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“No two countries share deeper or broader relations than Canada and the United States.”
Read More» The State Department is today releasing the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the proposed Enbridge Line 67 oil pipeline expansion project.
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President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau are proud to launch actions ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and ecosystem.
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“Our exceptional and unique ties are rooted in a common border that stretches for 5,525 miles, over 200 years of closely interwoven history and culture, our largest economic relationship worldwide, our similar values.”
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“We have to get this right, and we have to get it right now.”
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Canada’s Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) today announced the opening of a new 1 Megawatt Thermal (MWth) facility to test an advanced process to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants.
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“The world came together today in yet another milestone on the path toward a safer, more sustainable future.”
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto share a common commitment to a competitive, low-carbon and sustainable North American economy and society.
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The North American Climate, Energy, and Environment Partnership was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto on June 29, 2016, at the North American Leaders Summit in Ottawa, Canada.
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“To have decision-makers, influencers, and thought leaders like you engaged in generating a cross-border discussion — a pan-continental discussion actually — is really impressive.”
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“Trilateral energy cooperation between the United States, Canada, and Mexico is crucial to advancing our energy security and growing low-carbon economies.”
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United States Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman underscored the importance of the responsible management of the marine environment when he spoke at a May 9 panel discussion on marine planning, co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and World Wildlife Fund-Canada.
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It is fitting that the United States and Canada — who share the longest common border of any two countries in the world — also share common values and priorities. These have driven and will continue to drive our strong commitment and collaboration on a pathway to a clean energy future.
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“Today, as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing commitment to act on climate, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to new actions to reduce methane pollution from the oil and natural gas sector, the world’s largest industrial source of methane.”
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Wilfrid Laurier University hosted a two-day workshop on environmental migration on January 21-22, 2016, sponsored by US Consulate Toronto.
Read More» Today in Ottawa, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching an agreement on enhanced energy collaboration between Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Joint Statement is available on news.gc.ca .
Read More» Four Canadians working in the energy field will visit Washington, D.C. and other U.S. cities from February 24 to March 5 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Renewable Energy in the U.S. The program is organized by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The …
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Last week, Dr. Edward Morse, Global head of Commodities Research for Citigroup, gave a presentation at the University of Ottawa titled “The Shale Revolution in the United States and the New Geopolitics of Energy.” The presentation was part of a discussion on how the development of shale has transformed the United States energy picture from …
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On January 30, 2014, the Embassy hosted Professor Stephen Blank who discussed “North American Collaboration on Emerging Policy Issues” to an audience made up of U.S., Canadian and Mexican diplomats. Blank made the case that, 20 years after NAFTA, we need new models of collaboration in North America based on finding solutions to common problems …
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