{"content":[{"text":"> \n Misinformation, lack of knowledge and environmental \n concerns top challenges for energy projects according to \n thought leaders \n Energy and environmental leaders say that misinformation/lack of knowledge and environmental \n concerns are the top challenge for energy projects, while greenhouse emissions and fossil fuel \n related pollution are the top challenge for environmental stewardship. Engagement and equal \n participation are the top challenge in terms of Indigenous communities and the energy sector. Panel \n participants recommend increased transparency/clarification for the public as a strategy for \n increasing public confidence in energy projects.","bbox":{"left":0.092633,"top":0.022374,"width":0.8540310000000001,"height":0.336829}},{"text":"Energy projects and challenges","bbox":{"left":0.321069,"top":0.379204,"width":0.19499300000000003,"height":0.020444000000000018}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.321069,"top":0.416511,"width":0.005367999999999984,"height":0.022840000000000027}},{"text":"Top challenges to energy projects include misinformation/lack of knowledge and \n environmental concerns – Of the 112 environmental and energy leaders who shared their \n opinions on this issue, 22 said the number one challenge to developing energy projects in a \n manner that Canadians have confidence in is misinformation and lack of \n knowledge/understanding of energy needs and impacts, 21 said environmental concerns and \n ensuring sustainability, 13 said a lack of trust in institutions and key regulatory processes, 10 \n said balancing conflicting stakeholder interests, lack of transparency/lack of clear process and \n lack of a national energy, respectively, nine said obtaining social license/buy-in from advocacy \n groups, native and local communities, eight said cost/funding of project and cost transfer to \n consumer, seven said aligning projects with public interests/current Canadian values and two \n said addressing NIMBY concerns/safety.","bbox":{"left":0.352403,"top":0.419685,"width":0.581123,"height":0.26494400000000007}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.321069,"top":0.696566,"width":0.005367999999999984,"height":0.02283999999999997}},{"text":"Reducing greenhouse emissions and fossil fuel related pollution is top challenge in \n environmental stewardship – Asked what they see as the number one challenge in terms of \n environmental stewardship, 41 of 112 participants said addressing climate change by reducing \n greenhouse emissions/reducing fossil fuel related pollution, while 15 said a lack of trust in \n institutions and key regulatory processes/leaders, 13 a lack of clear and consistent regulations, \n 10 said impact on the economy, nine said misinformation/lack of knowledge, balancing \n conflicting stakeholder interests and challenges related to adopting clean/sustainable \n technologies, respectively. Four participants said lack of compliance with policy and rules.","bbox":{"left":0.352403,"top":0.699741,"width":0.58568,"height":0.1915920000000001}},{"text":"Confidential","bbox":{"left":0.458806,"top":0.944578,"width":0.08227500000000004,"height":0.022221999999999964}},{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.931472,"top":0.944578,"width":0.008446999999999982,"height":0.022221999999999964}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":-0.003993,"top":0.578993,"width":0.268236,"height":0.425}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":-0.003993,"top":0.578993,"width":0.268236,"height":0.425}]}