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Q&A | The carbon capture deal and Carney’s ‘step back’ on climate, with Janetta McKenzie

‘We're not very likely to see oil sands emissions go down, even if this emissions reduction project proceeds on time,’ says the Pembina Institute's Janetta McKenzie.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Earlier this month, Canada, Alberta, and the country's five largest oil sands firms signed an agreement to build a carbon capture project.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

July 22, 2026

On The Hot Room podcast, Peter Mazereeuw spoke with the Pembina Institute's Janetta McKenzie about the deal between the Oil Sands Alliance and the governments of Canada and Alberta to build a carbon capture and storage system for the oil patch.

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