{"id":32232,"date":"2016-11-30T12:14:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T12:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=32232"},"modified":"2016-11-30T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T13:28:09","slug":"tar-sand-pipeline-row-batters-canadas-climate-leader-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2016\/11\/30\/tar-sand-pipeline-row-batters-canadas-climate-leader-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tar sand pipelines batter Canada&#8217;s climate leader tag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Monday, Canada&#8217;s prime minister Justin Trudeau explained to a group of kids why slashing greenhouse gas emissions was the &#8220;smart and right&#8221; policy choice for governments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, he was accused of\u00a0sending conflicted messages on climate change after authorising construction of two pipelines for tar sands oil.<\/p>\n<p>In the past year, the Trudeau administration has been one of the more vocal in calling for tougher global greenhouse gas cuts and joined a \u2018high ambition\u2019 group of countries backing climate action.<\/p>\n<p>But green groups say Trudeau\u2019s decision to back the pair of projects &#8211; which are valued at C$11.8 billion &#8211; runs counter to his claims that the world needs to move away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadianPM\" target=\"_blank\">series of tweets on his official account<\/a> the prime minister said pipelines would \u201cprotect the environment and grow the economy\u201d, citing nearly 200 \u201cbinding conditions\u201d on developers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trudeau reveals playbook for tackling Trump climate denial: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MiDVrAcWQf\">https:\/\/t.co\/MiDVrAcWQf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wHEBrr8tAT\">pic.twitter.com\/wHEBrr8tAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Climate Home News (@ClimateHome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimateHome\/status\/803548313932955648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA clear message has emerged through our government\u2019s extensive consultations with Canadians: the economy and the environment go hand in hand,\u201d read an accompanying statement.<\/p>\n<p>One pipeline will run from the\u00a0tar sands heartlands of Alberta to British Columbia; the second will see an existing 1,000km pipeline from Alberta to Manitoba replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Oil extracted from tar sands is one of the most carbon-intensive fuel stocks on the planet, and causes widespread environmental damage during extraction and refining.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/experts\/josh-axelrod\/trudeau-shirks-climate-duty-approves-new-tar-sands-pipes\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defense Council<\/a> (NRDC), the pipelines mean Alberta\u2019s tar sands industry will be able to ship an extra 1.1 million barrels of oil per day.<\/p>\n<p>A third proposed project was rejected on the grounds it was not in the public interest and would see an increase in oil tankers navigating sensitive ecosystems.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FULL STATEMENT from Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson on Kinder Morgan decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TLrdRz7xWo\">pic.twitter.com\/TLrdRz7xWo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamil Karamali (@KamilKaramali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamilKaramali\/status\/803727803321491456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Limits to shipments of oil along British Columbia\u2019s north coast were also announced, with legislation due in early 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement illustrates the delicate line Canada\u2019s federal government is taking on climate change and oil exploration, reluctant to squeeze a multi-billion dollar industry that employs thousands.<\/p>\n<p>Plans for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2016\/10\/04\/canada-to-set-national-carbon-tax-from-2018-trudeau\/\" target=\"_blank\">nationwide carbon price from 2018<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2016\/11\/21\/canada-quits-coal-government-sets-2030-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\">promise to axe coal use by 2030<\/a> grabbed headlines, as did the province of Alberta&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2015\/11\/23\/alberta-targets-tar-sands-coal-in-climate-turnabout\/\" target=\"_blank\">landmark decision<\/a>\u00a0in 2015 to cap the emissions of its tar sands industry.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the country is projected\u00a0to miss its climate targets under the Paris Agreement: there the government pledged to cut emissions 30% on 2005 levels by 2030, but analysts at <a href=\"http:\/\/climateactiontracker.org\/countries\/canada.html\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Action Tracker<\/a> say they are on track to rise 1-7%.<\/p>\n<p>Under that agreement, signatory countries aim to reduce greenhouse gas\u00a0emissions to net zero in the second half of the century and limit warming to \u201cwell below\u201d 2C above pre industrialised levels.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2016\/07\/11\/meet-the-woman-who-took-on-canadas-tar-sand-barons\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Interview:<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"sumo_twilighter_highlighted twilighter-6896b5cf\">Meet the woman who took on Canada\u2019s tar sand barons<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The decision means Canada \u201cin one fell swoop\u201d will not meet its targets under the UN climate agreement says Josh Axelrod, an analyst with NRDC Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement gives that industry decades worth of growth potential, a fact that will ensure soaring Canadian emissions for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, the annual lifecycle emissions from the oil carried by these two pipelines could exceed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oci.carnegieendowment.org\/#oil\/canada-cold-lake-css-dilbit\">271 million metric tons<\/a>, the same as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/energy\/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator\">57 million passenger vehicles<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam Scott from the campaign group Oil Change International said the move had \u201csquandered\u201d Trudeau\u2019s climate credibility and moves to embrace indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no need for any additional pipeline capacity. Oil Change International recently released a report showing how the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is misleading Canadians on the need for new pipelines,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vancouver will continue to raise concerns about Kinder Morgan\u2019s massive expansion that could bring seven times the number of oil tankers to our waters,&#8221; said the city&#8217;s mayor Gregor Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2013 along with the tens of thousands of residents, local First Nations, and other Metro Vancouver cities who told the federal government a resounding \u2018no\u2019 to this project.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Green groups say PM Justin Trudeau talks tough on international stage but is failing in his duty to cap domestic emissions from oil and gas with move to greenlight 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