Canada · 6 d ago
Ottawa will need other ways to cut emissions to offset the Pacific Link oil pipeline, Farrell says
Dawn Farrell, head of the major projects office, told MPs on the House of Commons environment committee Tuesday that the proposed pipeline will emit more than the Pathways carbon capture project will sequester.
Energy agreement
16 Mt a year
Environment Canada
22 Mt a year
The energy agreement between Canada and Alberta puts Pathways' cuts at 16 million tonnes a year, while an Environment Canada analysis says 22 million.
Added by one million more barrels a day
27.7 million tonnes of emissions
Environment Canada estimates that moving an extra million barrels of oil a day through the new pipeline would add 27.7 million tonnes of emissions.
Where Canada stands
To meet its 2030 Paris Agreement target, Canada still needs to cut emissions by 227 million tonnes, according to the latest estimates from 2024.
