“The vast majority of energy consumed around the world is derived from fossil fuels,” he said. Kenney also struck an inquiry that sought to investigate allegations of foreign funded environmentalists who attack the province’s industry. The oil-and-gas sector accounts for 51 per cent of Alberta’s overall emissions, the report noted. Much of Canada’s success in emissions reduction over the past 15 years has, in fact, been offset by transportation growth and the energy industry, said Severson-Baker. Alberta could boost carbon-capture technology so that oil produces less carbon, said Severson-Baker, and it could produce more low-carbon natural gas.

Source: thestar August 09, 2021 23:37 UTC