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Alberta premier's arguments on increasing oil and gas production 'logically incoherent': Wilkinson

Alberta premier's arguments on increasing oil and gas production 'logically incoherent': Wilkinson

CBC
Saturday, December 9, 2023 9:40 AM GMT

Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's claim that Canada can achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 while simultaneously increasing oil and gas production is "incoherent."

Smith has long argued that carbon neutrality is about a transition away from emissions and not a transition away from oil and gas production, a source of energy she insists will be dominant globally for decades to come.

"I think Premier Smith's argument actually is just logically incoherent," Wilkinson said in interview with CBC Radio's The House that will air Saturday. "Nobody who actually believes in fighting climate change could ever come to that conclusion.

"Ten to 15 per cent of emissions are related to the production of oil and gas. Eighty-five per cent-plus are related to the combustion of fossil fuels that are used in cars and in natural gas furnaces and everything else. You can't have a situation in 2050 where the volume of oil and gas that's being consumed is the same as it is today."

When asked if he was saying Smith doesn't believe in fighting climate change, Wilkinson said he didn't want to be "quite that strong."

"I want to say that I don't understand her argument because it just doesn't ... make sense. You must reduce the combustion of fossil fuels where you cannot abate the emissions," said Wilkinson.

The energy minister's comments follow the Liberal government's announcement this week of a regulatory framework to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector — part of the government's efforts to hit Canada's 2030 climate goals and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Smith's office referred to comments the premier made earlier this week at COP 28 in Dubai when asked for comment on Wilkinson's remarks to The House.

Smith expressed outrage at the government's decision to move ahead with an oil and gas emissions cap. She insisted it represents a de facto production cap and an attack on Alberta's economy.

"We are not going to allow our production, which we own, to be shut in by federal edicts. This is not their jurisdiction. We have the right to develop our resources," Smith said in Dubai. "We are developing it responsibly. We're meeting our targets for carbon neutrality by 2050."

In an interview with The House in July, Smith said she was alarmed by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's claim that oil and gas production is likely to drop 75 per cent by 2050.

"This belief does not align with any credible forecast of future world energy consumption," said Smith.

"Instead of seeking ways to sow investor uncertainty and reduce support for Canadian energy globally, the federal government should focus on partnering with Alberta and investing in our national energy sector to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 while simultaneously increasing energy production, jobs and economic growth for Canadians."

The Canada Energy Regulator's 2023 report looked at what oil and gas production would look like under two net-zero scenarios.

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