{"id":1232825,"date":"2023-09-28T13:43:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/environmentaldefence.ca\/?p=41745"},"modified":"2023-09-28T13:43:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:43:19","slug":"canadas-new-carbon-management-strategy-jeopardizes-its-chance-of-meeting-its-climate-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/09\/28\/canadas-new-carbon-management-strategy-jeopardizes-its-chance-of-meeting-its-climate-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s New Carbon Management Strategy Jeopardizes its Chance of Meeting its Climate Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"
We are disappointed that Canada\u2019s Carbon Management Strategy<\/a>, released by Minister Wilkinson, doubles down on the federal government\u2019s risky approach of over-reliance on speculative and dangerous technologies being promoted primarily by oil and gas companies. This approach jeopardizes any chance Canada has of meeting its climate targets and diverts\u00a0 tens of billions of dollars away from reliable and effective climate solutions.<\/p>\n When applied to the oil and gas industry, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is not a climate solution. CCS does nothing about methane leakage or the emissions that result from burning fossil fuels; therefore ignoring 90 per cent of the problem. Carbon capture prolongs our dependence on oil and gas\u00a0 at a time when preventing catastrophic climate change requires winding down<\/i> fossil fuel production and use. It\u2019s a greenwashing strategy to justify continued, and even expanded, fossil fuel production. This is the reason over 400 of Canada\u2019s leading energy experts<\/a> warned the government against providing subsidies for CCS.<\/p>\n