Presentation Abstract
As a result of the National Energy Board’s (NEB) Reconsideration Report on the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project there are accommodation measures that are intended to mitigate, avoid or lessen potential effects associated with the project and related marine shipping. Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC), along with other federal agencies, is working to implement the Salish Sea Initiative. One aspect in particular is analysis related to cumulative effects and mitigation measures for regional marine vessel air pollutant emissions. Marine vessel traffic is a significant source of air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions in the Salish Sea, affecting air quality in the region. Progress on this new initiative is ongoing and using already existing ECCC tools such as the Marine Emissions Inventory Tool, new information gathered from the region, and future predictions of marine vessel activity. The initiative will also investigate mitigations, new technology, and marine vessel emissions management in other jurisdictions with the goal of identifying feasible options for the Salish Sea. This presentation addresses work completed thus far on the air quality and greenhouse gas marine vessel emissions and mitigations in the Salish Sea.
Session Title
Reducing Air Emissions from Commercial Marine Shipping Activity in the Salish Sea
Conference Track
Vessel Traffic & Shipping Sector Management
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2020 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
2020_abstractID_5701
Start Date
21-4-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
22-4-2020 4:45 PM
Genre/Form
presentations (communicative events)
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Shipping--Environmental aspects--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Air--Pollution--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)--Measurement; Environmental impact analysis--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Canada. National Energy Board
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/PDF
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
Progress on ECCC’s contribution to a new initiative component that focuses on marine vessel emissions and mitigations in the Salish Sea.
As a result of the National Energy Board’s (NEB) Reconsideration Report on the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project there are accommodation measures that are intended to mitigate, avoid or lessen potential effects associated with the project and related marine shipping. Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC), along with other federal agencies, is working to implement the Salish Sea Initiative. One aspect in particular is analysis related to cumulative effects and mitigation measures for regional marine vessel air pollutant emissions. Marine vessel traffic is a significant source of air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions in the Salish Sea, affecting air quality in the region. Progress on this new initiative is ongoing and using already existing ECCC tools such as the Marine Emissions Inventory Tool, new information gathered from the region, and future predictions of marine vessel activity. The initiative will also investigate mitigations, new technology, and marine vessel emissions management in other jurisdictions with the goal of identifying feasible options for the Salish Sea. This presentation addresses work completed thus far on the air quality and greenhouse gas marine vessel emissions and mitigations in the Salish Sea.
