Opinion: How Canada could strike a grand bargain on climate and energy

Published February 4, 2020Edward Greenspon is president of the Public Policy Forum and former global managing editor for energy and environment at Bloomberg News

Right now, the federal government is in an impossible situation. Approve a new oil sands plant and you lose credibility with people who care about fighting climate change. Reject the Frontier proposal, especially after regulators approved it, and you validate claims of anti-oil and anti-Alberta bias.

Yet, despite accepting a carbon tax and the shuttering of coal plants, Canadians have done little to curb their consumption. Of 23 million registered passenger vehicles in Canada, only about 100,000 are fully electric. New sales total just 2.2 per cent. Oil will be with us a while yet. So has Teck Resources Ltd., proponent of the $21-billion Frontier project. Others, such as Suncor Energy and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, are also walking the talk of emissions reductions.

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globebusiness No one else needs to why should we?

globebusiness How about Alberta just does what’s good for Alberta and say goodbye to Canada? I’m frickin’ tired of all this climate change crap

globebusiness Easy: in 2020 expire all fossil fuel infrastructure depreciation exemptions and deductions

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Teck oilsands project forcing debate over need for energy in carbon-conscious world: Suncor CEOMark Little says cutting oil production isn’t the solution to reining in emissions The so called carbon conscious world is increasing demand yearly. We will always need energy. That's not up for debate. How will be transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources? THAT is the debate. Meanwhile, demand for hydrocarbon fuel is still increasing. We can help meet the demand, or we can sit in the cold and the dark and tinker with solar panels and other useless stuff.
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