Greenhouse gas emissions from the coal, oil and gas that Canada exports to other countries surpassed a billion tonnes last year — more than double the country’s total emissions, according to newly uncovered federal data.
Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what’s next?
Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada’s energy sector as promised – but questions still linger about who will pay for the project’s massive cost overruns.
By a variety of measures, the expensive and contentious pipeline project is bearing fruit as more Canadian oil reaches the West Coast to be shipped to export markets.
British Columbia's next government must take real action on the climate emergency
On October 19, British Columbians will head to the polls.
Far too often, election debates pit climate action and affordability solutions against each other. But nothing could be further from the truth – the climate crisis is an affordability issue, and the failure to act on climate is costing us dearly. Taking action now to confront the climate crisis can simultaneously improve people’s economic and employment security.
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion drives 900 per cent increase in tanker traffic
The number of oil tankers travelling under the Lions Gate Bridge and into Vancouver harbour has increased from around two a month to around 20 since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was completed, according to a local researcher.
Any hope the Liberal Party had that their signature climate policy would cease to be an albatross has been dashed, as allies of the carbon price drop like flies and opponents ramp up attacks. For Liberal strategists, there’s little room left to manoeuvre.
