North American Energy Ministers Establish New Continental Climate Change and Energy Collaboration

MÉRIDA, Mexico, May 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources; Ernest J. Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy; and Pedro Joaquín-Coldwell, Mexico Secretary of Energy, today announced the creation of the North American Energy Ministers' Working Group on Climate Change and Energy.

Today's announcement took place during the third official meeting of North American energy leaders in Mérida, Mexico. With today's milestone, Canada, the United States and Mexico will prioritize collaboration in the following areas:

  • reliable, resilient and low-carbon electricity grids;
  • the modelling and deployment of clean energy technologies, including renewables;
  • energy efficiency for equipment, appliances, industries and buildings, including energy management systems;
  • carbon capture, use and storage;
  • climate change adaptation and resilience; and
  • emissions from the oil and gas sector, including methane and black carbon.

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