Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) Funds Seven Projects Valued at $3.2 Million to Address GHG Emissions From Biological Sources
Four Projects in Alberta's Agriculture Sector
(firmenpresse) - EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/19/15 -- The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is supporting seven new projects to address greenhouse gas emissions from biological sources.
"The biological program is an important part of the CCEMC portfolio," said CCEMC Managing Director Kirk Andries. "These diverse projects demonstrate the range of opportunities available to tackle GHG emissions from biological sources, from reducing emissions in Alberta''s agriculture sector, to examining the potential for completely new sources of costly diluents in the oil and gas industry."
Through the Biological GHG Management Program, the CCEMC is providing nearly $1.6 million in funding to the projects that have a combined value of $3.2 million. The Biological GHG Management Program is delivered in partnership with Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions.
"The CCEMC knows that there is great potential to reduce GHG emissions from biological sources," said Susan Wood-Bohm, Executive Director of the Biological GHG Management Program. "We''re pleased to be able to support these practical projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta''s agriculture, construction and oil and gas sectors."
Four of the projects will help address GHG emissions in Alberta''s agriculture sector; they include:
The other three projects include:
The CCEMC is an Alberta-based not-for-profit corporation with a mandate to reduce GHG emissions and help Alberta adapt to climate change. The organization is interested in projects at the demonstration, pre-commercial and commercial stages of deployment to achieve near term greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Funding for the CCEMC is sourced from Alberta''s large industrial emitters. In Alberta, large emitters have a mandatory legislated requirement to achieve specified reductions of greenhouse gases. If they''re unable to reach their target, one option is to pay a levy of $15 per tonne into the Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund. The fund is administered by the Government of Alberta and the CCEMC receives grants from the fund to support its work.
Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions is a board-governed research agency funded by the Government of Alberta. AI Bio invests in science and innovation to grow prosperity in Alberta''s agriculture, food and forest sectors through new technologies, products, services or industry practices. It routinely seeks R&D partners in the areas of sustainable production, bioindustrial innovation, food innovation, ecosystem services and prion diseases.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Backgrounders on each of the projects with media contact information for each project are available
Contacts:
CCEMC
Celia Sollows
780-239-4150 (cell)
Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions
Marie Cusack
780-918-4620 (cell)
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