Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2006-12-04 16:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Catherine Cobden",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"371304\" data-originallang=\"en\">This is something we call the miracle of biomass. It sounds a bit facetious, but it really is an opportunity out there for all to reach for and grab. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371305\" data-originallang=\"en\">As we've become more energy self-sufficient, the beauty is that we have brought down our greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, we've been able to liberate ourselves from our fossil fuel hunger and find a renewable fuel. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371306\" data-originallang=\"en\">This has also addressed air quality considerations. They really do go hand-in-glove. The single largest contributing factor to air quality, climate change, and greenhouse gases in a pulp and paper mill facility is the energy system. So as you focus on that and provide incentives for doing more, it's a beautiful scenario where all of the things you're concerned about come down.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371307\" data-originallang=\"en\">The challenge is that we've done about as much as we can economically; the low-hanging fruit is done. Is there more potential? Absolutely. We need to figure out ways to provide more incentives to get to that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371308\" data-originallang=\"en\">There's no doubt that biomass is available; it's just more costly to get. There are beehive burners that can be shut down, and that stuff can be sent over for better, more appropriate use. As an industry, we're committed to this. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371309\" data-originallang=\"en\">The problem is all about economics. So we really urge the federal government and the committee to look where you can for opportunities to further the biomass opportunity. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"371304\" data-originallang=\"en\">C\u2019est ce que nous appelons le miracle de la biomasse. Cela peut sembler invraisemblable, mais il y a r\u00e9ellement l\u00e0 un d\u00e9bouch\u00e9 \u00e0 exploiter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371305\" data-originallang=\"en\"> En devenant plus autonomes sur le plan \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique, nous avons r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 r\u00e9duire nos \u00e9missions de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre. Du coup, nous avons r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 nous lib\u00e9rer de notre d\u00e9pendance envers les combustibles fossiles et \u00e0 trouver une source d\u2019\u00e9nergie renouvelable. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371306\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cela nous a permis de r\u00e9gler les questions quant \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air. Les deux dossiers vont de pair. Le syst\u00e8me \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique des usines de p\u00e2tes et papiers est le plus important facteur ayant un effet sur la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air, les changements climatiques et les gaz \u00e0 effet de serre. Ainsi, en mettant l\u2019accent sur ce syst\u00e8me et en adoptant des mesures incitatives, tout va pour le mieux, car tous les \u00e9l\u00e9ments pr\u00e9occupants s\u2019estompent dans une certaine mesure.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371307\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Le d\u00e9fi d\u00e9sormais est que nous avons fait tout ce que nous pouvions sur le plan \u00e9conomique. Nous avons r\u00e9alis\u00e9 tous les changements \u00e0 notre port\u00e9e financi\u00e8rement. Y a-t-il encore des possibilit\u00e9s? Absolument. Nous devons trouver des moyens d\u2019inciter l\u2019avancement de ces possibilit\u00e9s. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371308\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c7a ne fait pas de doute: la biomasse est disponible, mais elle est plus dispendieuse. Il y a encore des fours wigwams qui peuvent \u00eatre arr\u00eat\u00e9s afin d\u2019utiliser les mati\u00e8res pour autre chose de plus appropri\u00e9e. L\u2019industrie s\u2019est engag\u00e9e en ce sens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"371309\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Le probl\u00e8me en est un d\u2019\u00e9conomie. Nous vous encourageons, le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et le comit\u00e9, \u00e0 chercher des possibilit\u00e9s de faire avancer la biomasse. </p>"
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    "url": "/committees/environment/39-1/32/catherine-cobden-5/",
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    "source_id": "1812603",
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