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The Alberta government and the country’s largest oil and gas lobbying group say a gap in Ottawa’s planned carbon capture tax credit will be counterproductive in reducing emissions.
The federal budget, released Monday, includes the promise of major tax credits for carbon capture utilization and storage projects (CCUS) beginning in 2022, including hydrogen production, with the aim of reducing emissions by at least 15 megatonnes every year.
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Apr 21, 2021 10:06 PM EDT
Canada s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appear at President Biden s climate summit on Thursday with a colossal reputation as a climate change champion.
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Increase in emission
According to government figures published last week, between Mr. Trudeau s election in 2015 and 2019, Canada s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 1%, amid reductions in other wealthy countries over the same time. Canada is the only member of the Group of Seven whose emissions have increased since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed six years ago.
Officials in Canada insist that Mr. Trudeau s reforms actually need some time to bear fruit. On the other hand, environmentalists argue that Canada can t cut emissions without cutting oil demand from the tar sands.