Once it’s burned, gas processed at the Kitimat facility will produce more emissions than all other activities within BC.
Once Kitimat’s LNG facility is expanded, gas liquefied at the site and shipped to other countries will produce more greenhouse gases than all other emissions produced by the province of B.C. each year.
In September, LNG Canada’s joint partners made their final investment decision to double the plant’s capacity.
Claire Seabron says she thinks Ottawa might look to claim credit for emissions reductions caused by LNG Canada shipments to Asia countries, where it will displace more carbon-intensive coal as an energy source.
The federal government could use a section in the 2015 Paris Treaty to claim credit for emissions reductions caused by foreign nations replacing coal with natural gas shipments from Canada, according to a former chief of staff to the energy minister.
As Fortis expands its facility along the Fraser, local air pollution is expected to worsen.
Emissions from the site of a recently approved LNG expansion in Metro Vancouver are projected to exceed Canadian ambient air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide, a harmful pollutant, according to company reports.
Website editor: Here is a comprehensive, thorough short interview with Stephen Quinn of the Early Edition.
Oct. 5, 2026
We speak with Thomas Green, senior manager of climate solutions with the David Suzuki Foundation about the recent provincial and federal energy announcements.
Announcing funding to prepare BC for oil spills is ‘a warning sign all on its own,’ UBCIC women’s rep says.
Ending months of speculation, today the Carney government designated the West Coast oil pipeline a project of national interest, sidestepping environmental safeguards that have been in place for decades and charting a course that could irrevocably alter the Salish Sea.
After pressing the province for five years, we’re still coming up short.
As we bid goodbye to summer and welcome fall, many of us breathe a sigh of relief that another “wildfire season” is winding down. Our skies are clear of smoke again. The days may be shortening, but our hearts feel lighter.
“To be honest, there aren’t really good data on the cost of climate change,” co-author Andy Hira said, something he attributed to “willful ignorance” among policy-makers reluctant to link fossil fuel production to the costs it helps create.
