Canadian government sending carbon emissions in wrong direction

The prime minister and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna need to explain how new pipelines and LNG terminals that will be around for 40 or 50 years fit within a coherent national climate change framework.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured in this file photo. The race is on, and time is short for carbon emission reductions to surge ahead of carbon emission increases. Until then, this race will end terribly for much of the world, and any claims of climate leadership will sound hollow. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DALE MARSHALL

December 5, 2016

TORONTO—There is an interesting race going on in Ottawa, between increased carbon emissions from the government approvals for high-carbon energy projects, and reduced emissions from announced climate policies. Right now it’s neck and neck, and the consequences of the final result could be much m...

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