US EditionCanada PM Under Fire for Alleged Climate U-Turn
Carney's new Alberta deal includes a steep industrial carbon tax and aims to boost oil exports to Asia to reduce reliance on the U.S., officials said.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a deal with Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline and increase oil and gas production, marking a pivot from Justin Trudeau's policies.
- After taking office, Carney created the Major Projects Office to fast-track initiatives and shift climate policy, emphasizing economic sovereignty amid trade pressures.
- The memorandum ties production increases to a steep industrial carbon levy for oil companies and relies on carbon capture to offset emissions, while envisioning a bitumen pipeline to a northwest Pacific coast port in an early-stage plan.
- He resigned Thursday, hours after the pipeline deal was signed, while environmental advocates and Sierra Club Canada accused Carney of betraying climate goals and warned of policy erosion.
- Observers say the move prioritizes oil and gas, responding to U.S. trade pressures and aiming to revive GDP and standards of living; Carney's prior UN envoy and Brookfield roles make this shift striking.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
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