Discovery Energy Corp.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- COVID-19 pandemic impacting financing and operations.
- Hydrocarbon price volatility.
- Need for significant additional capital to fulfill work commitments and repay debentures.
- Substantial doubt about ability to continue as a going concern.
Mitigation Strategies
- Extension of debentures and warrants to December 31, 2023.
- Paycheck Protection Program loans.
- Efforts to secure additional funding through private placements and joint ventures.
- Presenting prospective locations to potential investors to secure capital for drilling.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Transition Risks
- Laws and regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Shifting consumer sentiment against high-carbon footprint fuels.
- Investor sensitivity to ESG matters.
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Develop the Prospect to a stage at which Hydrocarbons are being produced in commercially viable quantities; Contract with purchasers of our commercial production of Hydrocarbons upon such commencement.
Short-term Goals:
- Complete a material financing or similar transaction that will provide sufficient funds; Drill successful exploratory test wells on the Prospect to determine the presence of Hydrocarbons in commercially viable quantities.
Environmental Challenges
- Suspension and Modification of Work Commitment
- Russian-Ukrainian War
- Continuing Increases in Hydrocarbons Prices
- On-going Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic
- Need for additional capital to fulfill its obligations under the work commitment and repay debentures.
- Limited control over activities on properties not operated by the company.
- Intense competition in the hydrocarbon industry.
- Complex laws and regulations, including environmental regulations.
- Dependence on key personnel.
- Limited management resources.
- Large percentage of outstanding shares owned by management.
- Potential for inadequate internal controls over financial reporting.
- Limited trading of common shares.
- Potential for substantial impairment of recorded value of properties.
Mitigation Strategies
- Successfully obtained suspensions and modifications of work commitments.
- Monitoring the ongoing volatility in hydrocarbon prices and implementing a capital strategy.
- Pursuing efforts to secure joint venture partners.
- Implementing revised accounting and financial statement preparation and review processes to improve financial controls.
- Actively engaged in efforts to complete a capital raising transaction.
- Intending to obtain insurance consistent with industry practices.
- Planning to create a position to further segregate duties within the accounting function and add independent directors and an independent audit committee when funding is available.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Transition Risks
- Laws being adopted or considered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve fuel, use fewer Hydrocarbons, and utilize more alternative energy sources.
- Consumer sentiment shifting against fuel sources that leave a large carbon footprint.
- Investors increasingly sensitive to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters.