Advanced Biofuels Canada Announces Federal Support for Clean Fuels Awareness Campaign: $97 Million in Investments

(Advanced Biofuels Canada/Canadian Biomass Magazine) Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (ABFC) welcomes the federal announcement of more than $97 million in investments supporting clean transportation across Canada, including new funding for education and awareness initiatives focused on clean transportation across Canada.

As part of this announcement, ABFC has been awarded $150,000 under Natural Resources Canada’s education and awareness funding stream to deliver a national clean fuels awareness initiative, Navigating Clean Liquid Fuels: An Online Workshop Series for the Transportation Sectors.

The ABFC campaign will increase awareness and understanding of clean liquid fuels and their role in reducing emissions across Canada’s transportation system. The initiative will revolve around sector-specific workshops and educational resources to support decarbonization across multiple transportation sectors, including freight, marine, aviation, and existing vehicle fleets.

“Addressing emissions from Canada’s transportation system requires multiple pathways. There is no single solution,” said Fred Ghatala, president of Advanced Biofuels Canada. “Biofuels are already delivering real emissions reductions. The average carbon intensity of biomass-based diesel is 86-per-cent lower than petroleum diesel, and ethanol’s carbon intensity is 57-per-cent lower than gasoline. This investment supports real-world solutions that reduce emissions while strengthening Canada’s energy security and transportation resilience.”

ABFC’s project forms part of the $7.2 million announced for 30 education and awareness projects, alongside Indigenous-led and community-based initiatives, and will deliver national programming focused on the role of clean liquid fuels in reducing emissions across transportation sectors.

The Clean Fuels Awareness Campaign builds on ABFC’s role as the national industry voice for producers, distributors, and technology providers delivering low-carbon liquid fuels to Canadian and international markets. READ MORE

Excerpt from Natural Resources Canada: On February 5, Canada announced its new Automotive Strategy: a suite of measures to protect and secure the auto industry while building a globally competitive automotive sector focused on next-generation vehicle manufacturing.

As part of this strategy, the Government of Canada is helping Canadians choose electric, with a new five-year Electric Vehicle Affordability Program and enhanced charging infrastructure through investments through the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s $1.5-billion Charging and Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure Initiative, so it is easier to purchase and drive an EV.

Canada has already reached an important milestone, installing more than 30,000 electric vehicle chargers across the country through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. The Automotive Strategy builds on progress to date by announcing the development of a National Charging Infrastructure Strategy, which will promote EV adoption, while attracting private sector investment, and creating new, well-paying jobs in the EV supply chain.

Following last week’s launch of Canada’s Automotive Strategy, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons; and the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, today announced more than $97 million for 155 clean transportation projects across Canada. This funding includes:

The choices we make now will shape the future of Canadian transportation and our auto industry for decades to come. Canada’s new Auto Strategy will protect the industry and incentivise automakers to build here, so Canada’s workers and businesses can transform to compete and win in this new global environment. Today’s investments support this strategy by enabling Canadian families from coast to coast to coast to choose clean, affordable transportation.

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“We know range anxiety makes it harder to choose an EV, which is why Canada is investing in our infrastructure — and with new EV chargers opening every month, we are seeing results. Canada’s new Auto Strategy, including our National Charging Infrastructure Strategy, will build on this progress by injecting a major federal investment and catalyzing private investment in EV charging.”

The Honourable Tim Hodgson
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

“Canada’s new Automotive Strategy is focused on protecting Canadian jobs, strengthening the economy and positioning Canada as a global leader in the industries of tomorrow. At the same time, the five-year Electric Vehicle Availability Program (EVAP) will help ensure Canadians have access to more affordable vehicles.”

The Honourable Steven MacKinnon
Minister of Transport

“We are making it easier, cleaner and more affordable for Canadians to get where they need to go by investing in new EV charging infrastructure. We are building thousands of new EV chargers and creating skilled construction jobs in communities across Canada. Making the switch to an electric vehicle reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and with the EV Affordability Program, drivers can save up to $5000, making EVs more accessible for Canadians to go electric.”

The Honourable Julie Dabrusin
Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Nature

“The CIB is increasing its Charging and Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure Initiative allocation by an additional $1 billion. With more than $500 million already committed to FLO, Parkland and JOLT — enabling up to 5,400 new, public, fast charging stations — the funding aims to increase private sector–led electric vehicle charging infrastructure in communities across Canada.”

Ehren Cory
CEO, Canada Infrastructure Bank

Quick facts

The new National Charging Infrastructure Strategy will focus on attracting private equity for the deployment of EV infrastructure, reducing barriers, making buildings EV ready, educating Canadians, ensuring skills training and addressing grid integration.

Since 2016, the Government of Canada has invested more than $1.2 billion in funding to support the deployment of electric vehicle chargers and hydrogen refuelling stations across the country. This includes:

More than 30,000 EV chargers installed and partially funded through the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program
1,088 EV chargers installed and funded through the Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative
Up to 5,400 new EV charging stations planned through the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Charging and Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure Initiative

Natural Resources Canada’s Green Freight Program supports fleet modernization projects that help the medium- and heavy-duty transportation industry lower fuel costs and reduce emissions. READ MORE