The decision, announced Wednesday by Environment Minister Benoit Charette, effectively kills a $14-billion project that would have carried natural gas from Western Canada across Quebec to the Saguenay port, then shipped it to markets overseas. But the government also set out three criteria for approving the natural gas facility: it had to help with the transition toward greener forms of energy, lower greenhouse gas emissions and have sufficient public support. Charette said an analysis by his ministry determined the Énergie Saguenay project couldn't meet the first two criteria. Charette acknowledges disappointment likely in WestThe natural gas would have come from Western Canada, mainly from hydraulic fracturing operations in British Columbia and Alberta. "We believed in the GNL Quebec project.

Source: CBC News July 21, 2021 19:27 UTC