Environmental Topics

Environmental Standards

• Shifting Into High Gear: The Benefits of Pollution Prevention in the Automotive Aftermarket (PDF, 679KB, 67 pages)
• Regulatory Environment for Canada's Automotive Aftermarket Industry - The Key to Better Understanding
• Emission Standards
• Sustainable Development
  A sustainable mode of transportation is one that:
  • allows basic access needs of individuals to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and eco system health, within and between generations;
  • is affordable, efficient, offers choice of transport mode, and supports a vibrant economy;
  • limits emissions and waste, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources, limits consumption of renewable resources to the sustainable yield level.
• Center for Sustainable Transportation in Toronto
• Climate Change
  Contributing 25% of the total, transportation is the single largest contributor to GHG emissions in Canada. Following the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, Canada set up a consultation process (known as climate change issue tables for 15 major sectors) to develop solutions to address the climate change issue. The climate change table on transportation commissioned 24 studies and analyzed more than 100 options to reduce emissions from the sector.

Environmental Technologies

• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology
• Electric Vehicle Technology Information
  Highlights company and organizational information related to electric vehicle technology in Canada.
• Fuel Cell Technology

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