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New expert analysis suggests greenhouse gas emissions from Canada s oil and gas industry will make up an outsized chunk of the remaining carbon the world s atmosphere can take.
In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 file photo, emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Charlie Riedel
New expert analysis suggests greenhouse gas emissions from Canada s oil and gas industry will make up an outsized chunk of the remaining carbon the world s atmosphere can take.
Angela Carter of the University of Waterloo says Canadian government projections suggest oil and gas production will increase until 2050.
Canadian greenhouse emissions to use outsized portion of what climate can bear: study
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 14, 2021 at 1:58 pm EDT
New expert analysis suggests greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oil and gas industry will make up an outsized chunk of the remaining carbon the world’s atmosphere can take.
Angela Carter of the University of Waterloo says Canadian government projections suggest oil and gas production will increase until 2050.
She says those fossil fuels will use up 16 per cent of the globe’s so-called carbon budget the amount of carbon that can be released and still keep global warming under 1.5 degrees C.
Canadian greenhouse emissions to use outsized portion of what climate can bear: study
In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 file photo, emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Charlie Riedel April 14, 2021 - 10:51 AM
New expert analysis suggests greenhouse gas emissions from Canada s oil and gas industry will make up an outsized chunk of the remaining carbon the world s atmosphere can take.
Angela Carter of the University of Waterloo says Canadian government projections suggest oil and gas production will increase until 2050.
She says those fossil fuels will use up 16 per cent of the globe s so-called carbon budget â the amount of carbon that can be released and still keep global warming under 1.5 degrees C.
Canadian emissions to make up outsized portion of what climate can bear: study
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In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 file photo, emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Charlie Riedel
Greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oil and gas industry will make up an outsized share of the remaining carbon the world’s atmosphere can take, a new analysis suggests.
“Canada is no small player here,” said Angela Carter of the University of Waterloo, who released the research in advance of U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting on climate change next week.