He says Ottawa could give oil and gas companies more time to fully meet 2030 emissions reduction targets. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press - image credit)Canada's environment minister says the federal government could give oil and gas companies extra time to fully meet 2030 emissions reduction targets. That would require a 42 per cent cut in oil and gas emissions, a pace that has caused concern in that sector. Story continuesThis week the federal government also released a discussion paper floating two possibilities to fulfil its platform pledge of putting a cap on oil and gas production emissions. Either way, hitting the reductions outlined in the federal government's 2030 plan isn't feasible under current circumstances, he said.

Source: CBC News July 23, 2022 15:26 UTC