The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called itself “the most authoritative global source of energy analysis and projections.” That may once have been true, but in recent years it’s open to question, especially since the IEA has taken to painting theoretical “scenarios” of energy possibilities. They’re based on what the IEA calls “stated policy scenarios …
Canadian opponents of LNG development happily pushed on social media a new study finding that liquefied natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is “33% worse than coal” for generating electricity. But they failed to point out that it’s not applicable to our Canadian LNG. Making its finding, the Cornell University study led by …
Our newsletter: 10 October 2024 World LNG players go electric LNG projects with electric motor drives are setting new benchmarks for facilities with low greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions in North America and beyond. New LNG projects in the Asia-Pacific are at the low end of the scale in terms of GHG intensity, aided by carbon capture and …
With the B.C. election coming up October 19, here are some things that candidates need to know about First Nations, LNG development, and natural resource extraction: First, forget the myth that Indigenous Peoples largely oppose resource development. That myth should have died with a national survey in 2022 that found 65 percent of Indigenous respondents …
Our newsletter: 26 September 2024 LNG Canada eyes Phase 2 expansion As LNG Canada stepped up testing at its Kitimat plant, there was more talk of the firm’s partners looking at expansion — doubling its initial planned output of 14 million tonnes of LNG a year. “The kind of prerequisites are there,” CEO Jason Klein …
