{"id":7375,"date":"2023-09-02T12:32:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T12:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=7375"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:27:53","slug":"canada-to-reveal-plan-for-emissions-cap-on-oil-and-gas-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/7375\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada to reveal plan for emissions cap on oil and gas this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roydad Naft News Agency – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s government plans to unveil its proposal to cap oil and gas emissions this fall, a policy that will test Canada\u2019s ability to meet its climate targets without knee-capping a crucial economic sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draft regulations are set to be published as soon as October and will \u201cdefinitely\u201d be released before a United Nations climate conference in Dubai that kicks off Nov. 30, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The emissions cap, first promised in Trudeau\u2019s 2021 election platform, is meant to ensure Canada is progressing toward its climate commitments. But regulating energy-sector emissions is certain to prompt a fight with the conservative provincial government in Alberta, where most of Canada\u2019s oil production is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The industry\u2019s response to the cap will depend on the details of Guilbeault\u2019s proposal. He initially aimed to publish draft regulations in the spring, but they have been delayed as the government wrestles with the balance of reducing emissions without imposing production cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the environment minister published an emissions reduction plan that foresaw a 42 per cent reduction in oil and gas emissions by 2030 \u2014 a target that oil industry groups have argued is too restrictive. However, Canadian officials have also said the 42 per cent figure was a modeling exercise, and in practice the share of each sector\u2019s emission cuts by 2030 could look different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guilbeault said the government has had productive conversations with energy companies and he believes they will get to a mutually acceptable plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no secret, generally speaking, that industry isn\u2019t particularly fond of government coming up with new regulations,\u201d said Guilbeault, speaking by phone from China, where he is participating in environmental talks. \u201cBut I think by and large, industry understands that we need to tackle emissions, that the world is de-carbonizing whether they like it or not, and they can either be part of the solution or the solution will be imposed upon them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trudeau\u2019s government is betting heavily on carbon capture and storage to meet its climate goals, promising C$12.4 billion ($9.2 billion) in tax credits for the technology until the middle of the next decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The emissions cap regulations are set to land as some fossil-fuel companies, including Suncor Energy Inc., refocus on their core oil business and reduce their emphasis on long-term renewable projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guilbeault said the strongest opposition has come from a few provinces, though he declined to name them. A statement from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith this week left little doubt as to her government\u2019s position, as she slammed \u201can emissions cap that will effectively force energy companies to cap their oil and gas production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would strongly suggest the federal government refrain from testing our government\u2019s or Albertans\u2019 resolve in this regard,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

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