Natural Resources committee  I would say that's a start, but like one of your colleagues mentioned, there's no clear obligation and there's no clear mandate with pre-set targets for blending biofuels, for example. This would enable.... Then, if people who are obligated to meet the target, but don't meet thei

Natural Resources committee  I'm really not an expert in regulation of new electricity, but I think one system that has worked in other jurisdictions is really the book and claim system where you can purchase your electricity because electrons are fungibles in systems across the country. You can purchase tha

Natural Resources committee  Are you talking about the effective production of the product or building the plant?

Natural Resources committee  That's a very good question. We haven't calculated that: it's the first time I've been asked that question. The way it works right now is the life-cycle analysis looks at every entrant, or every product, or each input in the production. I'm not sure if this includes the constru

Natural Resources committee  That's an excellent question. In the short term, first, we should have a system of clear targets for the inclusion of biofuels in the transportation sector, whether in the air, on land, or at sea. Second, that system would have to be based on a common benchmark, which is carbon

Natural Resources committee  To be polite, that's an understatement. British Columbia is leading the way with its low-carbon fuel standard modelled after California and Oregon, among others. It's a great start. It's the most forward-thinking market in the country right now. As for our goals, if we compare

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we received some partial assistance with a $70 million grant through a federal-provincial green infrastructure program.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, it's the entire life cycle, but let's say, if I'm in Alberta and the grid has a higher carbon intensity, if one of my partners, for example, Suncor, has a windmill, I should be able to buy my electricity directly from that windmill. Then my real footprint would be very low a

Natural Resources committee  What I meant is that we're importing directly from a facility that will be on our side. Hydrogen has a high energy content, as some of the witnesses mentioned. By using hydrogen in our feedstock, that is, by adding this into our biofuels production, we basically double the yield.

Natural Resources committee  Exactly. It's green hydrogen produced by hydroelectricity.

Natural Resources committee  I'm sorry; I'm not sure I understand your question.

Natural Resources committee  We're always trying to be very proactive and make sure that people understand what we're doing and the type of product we want to bring to market so that we can appreciate which carbon intensity is going to be attached to that end product and the profitability that we're going to

Natural Resources committee  No. The authorities and everyone have been very co-operative. If this were our biggest concern, I think it would be great.

Natural Resources committee  In Quebec, for example, it's produced from hydroelectricity and the CO2 emissions from that production are deemed to be zero or close to zero by some regulators. What we are saying essentially is that if this could be applied to every type of renewable electricity produced in Can

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I know, but it's confidential.