If Russia remains a pariah, Europeans will need Canadian natural gas

Any new natural gas infrastructure built to supply our European allies could effectively be a pre-build for an emerging hydrogen industry.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured in November 2020. Just as we could be positioned to supply Europe with the lowest-emission LNG in the world, Canada might also later provide the lowest-emission hydrogen in the world—if we build the infrastructure now, writes Jacob IrvingThe Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JACOB IRVING

March 21, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised important questions in the Canadian energy sector, including considering the pros and cons of exporting more natural gas directly to Europe. Canada already effectively supplies the continent, though not directly, as existing American LNG (liquefied natural g...

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