EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — Climate Change and Canadian Mining: Opportunities for Adaptation
Published by:
David Suzuki Foundation
Authored by:
Dale Marshall,
Tristan Pearce,
James D. Ford,
Jason Prno,
Frank Duerden
ISBN:
1-897375-25-9
Climate solutions industry, policy and regulation, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Northwest Territories, Yukon, economics, climate change
Due to its dependency on the natural environment, the Canadian mining industry is particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. The Canadian mining industry employs nearly 50,000 people in primary mineral extraction in over 115 communities across the country and contributes approximately $10 billion a year to the Canadian economy. Downstream activities — smelting and refining minerals, processing non-metallic mineral products, and fabrication of metal products — contribute even more.
Climate Change and Canadian Mining: Opportunities for Adaptation describes the vulnerability of the Canadian mining industry to climate change, highlights opportunities for adaptation and provides recommendations for industry and government.
