No space in Canada’s energy policy for methane gas

Contrary to oil and gas sector positioning, methane gas is not a benign ‘bridge’ fuel to transition from polluting fossil fuels to clean renewables.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2023 budget was a missed opportunity for funding on methane leadership, but Canada can still seize the moment with a $75-million investment in the upcoming Fall Economic Statement, write Mili Roy and Robb Barnes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MILI ROY, ROBB BARNES

May 17, 2023

In this era of climate crisis, when ongoing fossil fuel consumption is incompatible with a livable future, there is no space in Canada's energy policy for so-called "natural" gas, a methane-rich fossil fuel. Methane gas is linked to staggering public health and environmental...

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