Participants in the Ontario Mining Association´s Climate Change Workshop came to grips with the complexities surrounding environmental issues. The goal of the workshop, held January 16, was to provide some information on the current political and regulatory realities surrounding climate change and how mining houses could adjust their operations.
Companies in Ontario spend more than $500 million on energy annually and 95 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions from the sector are derived from energy use.
A handful of key speakers participated in the conference including David Clarry from Hatch Engineering, Steve Quigley, a principal with Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Paul Stothart, Vice president Economic Affairs at the Mining Association of Canada, and Bruce Dudley with the Delphi Group.
Mining companies are committed to continuing to work towards greater energy efficiency, improved energy intensity and a lessening of greenhouse gas emissions, stated Ontario Mining Association press release.
While doing their homework in these areas, they will also be encouraging governments to provide regulatory certainty and harmony across Canada, and to seek alignment with policies of the new administration in the US, which is expected to act swiftly on climate change.
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