The Vancouver-based mining company proposing to build the massive Frontier oilsands mine in northeastern Alberta has set a target to be “carbon neutral” by 2050. “Setting the objective to be carbon neutral by 2050 is an important step forward in our commitment to reducing emissions and taking action on climate change,” Teck CEO Don Lindsay said Monday in a news release. Teck’s ownership of 21.3 per cent of the Fort Hills oilsands mining project operated by Suncor Energy Inc., and its pursuit of the Frontier project makes its pledge hollow, said Greenpeace Canada campaigner Keith Stewart on Monday. “If Teck is serious about this commitment, then they need to get out of the oil business,” he said in an email. Last month, oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. said it will aim to achieve “net zero’’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Source: thestar February 03, 2020 16:07 UTC