In the world’s constant desire to further grow both in the technological and economic fields, countries and their citizens often forget the environment and how necessary it is to keep human actions in alignment with the natural harmony of the earth. Through past negligence, society has brought itself to a point where action must be taken for the earth to continue to meet the people’s needs. The use of renewable resources is a very important step that many countries have promised to take, although many have struggled to follow through with their promises. Although some countries have taken leader position in increasing sustainable renewable energy use, Canada would not be considered on of the leaders of this field. Even though they appear to
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Canada is still one of the top producers of fossil fuels and extracting natural oils in the world, supplying most of this not only to provide energy for Canadians and Canadian corporations but also transporting it around the world, including to countries like China (Energy, 2016). Canada is the fifth largest producer of oil in the world, and the fourth largest producer of natural gas (Energy, 2016). Many Canadian subsidies are invested into the oil industry rather than into providing support for those using renewable resources such as wind and solar energy (Linnit, 2015). Annually, Canadian government both on the provincial and federal level, invests around $3.6 billion into the fossil fuel industry in the form of subsidies (Linnit, 2015). There are also many tax breaks for fossil fuel and natural gas production which are not given to those focusing on renewable resource production (Touchette, 2015). These include the Canadian development expense, which states that the oil company can get 30% of their development costs when they begin a project, or the Canadian Exploration Expense which states that they can get up to 100% of their expenses when searching for resources (Linnit, 2015). Despite promises to get rid of funds to produce non-renewable resources, …show more content…
Countries such as Switzerland, Iceland and even China have been ranked as more sustainable than Canada in the renewable resource field. These countries make good use of the renewable resources they have available, have low carbon emissions and have come closer to following through on their environmental promises than Canada has. Iceland, for example, has not only committed but also achieved their goal of powering just about 100% of their homes using renewable resources (Gummow, 2014). On top of this, Iceland also has solid policies on the environment that Canada lacks. Another good example of a leader in renewable and sustainable resources could be Switzerland in which more th)an half the homes are powered by hydropower plants (Gummow, 2014). According to the 2016 Renewables Global Status Report done by REN21 (2016) China is a global leader in hydropower generation, with 27.9% hydropower capacity compared to Canada’s 7.4% hydropower capacity. Compared to Canada, these and many more countries have become leaders in renewable sustainable resource production
Canada is still one of the top producers of fossil fuels and extracting natural oils in the world, supplying most of this not only to provide energy for Canadians and Canadian corporations but also transporting it around the world, including to countries like China (Energy, 2016). Canada is the fifth largest producer of oil in the world, and the fourth largest producer of natural gas (Energy, 2016). Many Canadian subsidies are invested into the oil industry rather than into providing support for those using renewable resources such as wind and solar energy (Linnit, 2015). Annually, Canadian government both on the provincial and federal level, invests around $3.6 billion into the fossil fuel industry in the form of subsidies (Linnit, 2015). There are also many tax breaks for fossil fuel and natural gas production which are not given to those focusing on renewable resource production (Touchette, 2015). These include the Canadian development expense, which states that the oil company can get 30% of their development costs when they begin a project, or the Canadian Exploration Expense which states that they can get up to 100% of their expenses when searching for resources (Linnit, 2015). Despite promises to get rid of funds to produce non-renewable resources, …show more content…
Countries such as Switzerland, Iceland and even China have been ranked as more sustainable than Canada in the renewable resource field. These countries make good use of the renewable resources they have available, have low carbon emissions and have come closer to following through on their environmental promises than Canada has. Iceland, for example, has not only committed but also achieved their goal of powering just about 100% of their homes using renewable resources (Gummow, 2014). On top of this, Iceland also has solid policies on the environment that Canada lacks. Another good example of a leader in renewable and sustainable resources could be Switzerland in which more th)an half the homes are powered by hydropower plants (Gummow, 2014). According to the 2016 Renewables Global Status Report done by REN21 (2016) China is a global leader in hydropower generation, with 27.9% hydropower capacity compared to Canada’s 7.4% hydropower capacity. Compared to Canada, these and many more countries have become leaders in renewable sustainable resource production