Large scale pilot to treat oil sands process water set to resume
Indigenous contracting firm partnering with Syncrude in effort to develop tech to safely return treated process water to Athabasca River
Oil Sands Land Disturbance
0.03%
Just 0.03% of Canada's boreal forest has been disturbed by oil sands mining
Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Reducing Global GHGs
LNG exports
Natural gas exported from LNG Canada could reduce GHGs in China by the equivalent of shutting down 20-40 coal plants
Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Lowering Emissions Intensity
Down 28%
Oil sands producers reduced GHG emissions intensity by 28% from 2000 to 2017
Source: Natural Resources Canada
Suncor restarts work on greenhouse gas-reducing cogeneration project at base plant
Resumed construction shows commitment to reducing GHG intensity, analyst says
Another record year for oil sands research spending to reduce GHGs, costs
Major oil and gas companies spent $1.6 billion in 2019 to help reduce environmental footprint, $400 million more than previous high
Data shows oil and gas footprint just over 2% of Athabasca oil sands region
Images captured by wildlife cameras used to protect animals from potential harm caused by energy development
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