US EditionOil sands show signs of giving up on carbon capture
- Pierre Poilievre pledged to eliminate the federal backstop on industrial carbon pricing if his party forms the next government.
- Critics, including the Pembina Institute's Chris Severson-Baker, argue that abandoning federal standards is not supported by industry leaders.
- The Pathways Alliance has not decided to proceed with its carbon-capture project amid doubts about its viability and industry support.
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ANALYSIS | From 'absolutely critical' to 'should be repealed': Has industry turned on industrial carbon pricing?
The answer, like everything to do with this policy, is complicated. But there's been a distinct shift in tone coming from many in the oil and gas sector, in particular.
Oil sands show signs of giving up on carbon capture
By calling this week for the federal government to end its industrial carbon pricing system, oil-and-gas executives signaled a lack of faith in the carbon-capture technology they’ve long touted as key to producing sustainably
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Wilkinson says Canada should not scrap climate policies to appease oil and gas executives
Rolling back environmental policy will hurt Canadians in the long run, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told the executives of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies after they called for a national energy crisis to fast track new fossil fuel projects. The public spat reveals a new front in the ongoing battle over the sector's future in Canada.
Canadian opposition, oil CEOs call for scrapping federal carbon price system – Oil & Gas 360
(Investing) – CALGARY – The future of Canada’s six-year-old carbon pricing system is on shaky ground after 14 oil and gas CEOs and the political opposition leader this week called for its repeal. Scrapping the system, which aims to reduce pollution by giving heavy industry a financial incentive to cut carbon emissions, however, puts the viability of a high-profile carbon capture project to reduce oil sands pollution in doubt. Canada is grappling
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