Corporate Canada needs to support net-zero emissions

We can expect a fierce fight against a cap on oil and gas emissions, or to make it so high to be largely irrelevant. But a cap is essential and has to be meaningful, sending a clear message to investors and the industry.

It will be a test of our corporate community to see whether it is led by opportunistic profit maximizers, or by more visionary investors and executives who can work with the transition to a healthier and more viable future. Without such support, we are unlikely to achieve net-zero emissions, writes David Crane.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

September 18, 2023

TORONTO—HEC Paris law professor Alberto Alemanno wrote in a recent edition of The Economist that corporations have in past years typically used their corporate power, through lobbying and other forms of influence, to bend the rules to serve their own self-interes...

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