Canada’s oil and gas isn’t the answer to the European energy crisis

Claims that Canadian oil and gas will have any real impact on the European energy crisis are designed to help industry here keep both greenhouse gases and profits flowing.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has perversely been a boon to the oil and gas industry, which has everywhere made a strong case for renewed extraction in the West to cut ties to the Russian oil industry, write Imre Szeman and Devyani Singh. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Opinion

BY IMRE SZEMAN AND DEVYANI SINGH

June 8, 2022

Until recently, environmental researchers in Canada have complained about the lack of attention to climate issues by government and media. Things have certainly taken a change for the better. Growing awareness about the scale and scope of our climate crisis has amplified public debate and resulted i...

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