Party leader Brian Pallister says a win by the Progressive Conservatives in the Manitoba election on Sept. 10 would lead to cleaner fuel to reduce emissions.
Canada’s largest oil company has made a popular list of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations by having an industry-leading portion of clean revenues.
Many scientists and environmental groups say it is unrealistic to measure the carbon intensity of biofuels without also measuring how the use of crops like corn or canola for fuel, instead of food, might be causing the conversion of land elsewhere in the world to agriculture to compensate for the drop in food crops.
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on March 28 that will suspend, rescind, or flag for review measures that were part of former President Barack Obama's plan to curb global warming.
A Senate committee is studying the best ways to help Canada move toward a lower-carbon economy. Vice-chair Paul J. Massicotte advocates greater use of biofuels.