Carney government’s ‘net-zero’ goal would require radical changes to oil and gas production

Companies will need to adopt increasingly expensive technologies, making further decarbonization more expensive until more innovative and cost-effective solutions are found.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson. The government’s two-pronged dream for the oil and gas sector may sound appealing, but achieving both at the same time may prove difficult, write Annika Segelhorst and Elmira Aliakbari.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANNIKA SEGELHORST, ELMIRA ALIAKBARI

April 6, 2026

Last month, federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Canada should “double down our efforts” to reach

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