US EditionCenovus Says Oilfield Extension Off Newfoundland Will Hike Emissions by 21 per Cent
Cenovus says the West White Rose platform will raise emissions about 21% at peak, while Vale’s mine shift to underground mining also lifted targets.
- In January, the Newfoundland and Labrador government approved higher greenhouse gas emissions baselines for the Cenovus-owned White Rose oilfield and Vale's Voisey's Bay nickel mine, allowing facilities to adjust levels following operational changes.
- Vale's baseline increase stems from switching its Voisey's Bay mine from open-pit to underground operations, while the new West White Rose platform will increase emissions at the oilfield by about 21 per cent at peak operation.
- Emissions at Voisey's Bay mine reached more than 180,000 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent after doubling since 2016, while the White Rose oilfield's baseline rose from 389,034 to 489,034 metric tonnes.
- Provincial legislation requires facilities to keep emissions 20 per cent below baseline levels, with credits for missed targets costing $110 per tonne. Sherri Breen, a spokesperson for the provincial Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, noted facilities will face "annually increasing greenhouse gas emission reduction targets."
- Climate scientist Marilena Geng warns that public interest in cutting emissions is declining as affordability and geopolitical concerns eclipse climate crisis focus, despite Vale's stated ambition to "achieve net zero & emissions by 2050.
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West White Rose: The Government of NL approves a 21% increase in GHG emissions, equivalent to 23,300 vehicles running for one year.
Cenovus says oilfield extension off Newfoundland will hike emissions by 21 per cent
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved hikes in greenhouse gas emissions at a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the Cenovus-owned White Rose oilfield off the coast of St. John's.
Cenovus oilfield extension off Newfoundland will hike emissions by 21 per cent, according to documents
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved hikes in greenhouse gas emissions at a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the Cenovus-owned White Rose oilfield off the coast of St. John's.
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has approved an increase in greenhouse gas emissions from a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the White Rose oil field, owned by Cenovus, off the coast of Saint John.
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