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Group asks for environmental impact assessment of Pathways Alliance carbon capture project

Group asks for environmental impact assessment of Pathways Alliance carbon capture project

CBC
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 11:00 PM GMT

The Alberta government and the provincial energy regulator are being asked to order an environmental assessment for a massive carbon capture project being planned in the province's north.

The request, made by the environmental law charity Ecojustice on behalf of a First Nation and numerous other organizations, said an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is needed to ensure the $16.5-billion Pathways Alliance project will not have significant adverse impacts on the environment, communities and the rights of Indigenous peoples.

The letter from Ecojustice, sent Monday to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, is also asking for a public hearing on the project.

"We need to understand the environmental impacts of these projects before we say yes," said Phillip Meintzer, an Alberta Wilderness Association conservation specialist.

Along with AWA, the organizations petitioning with Ecojustice include the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), the No to CO2 Landowner's Group, Environmental Defence, and the Climate Action Network.

A consortium of six Canadian oilsands companies — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Cenovus Energy Inc., ConocoPhillips Canada, Imperial Oil Ltd., MEG Energy Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. — is behind the Pathways Alliance project. 

The consortium is proposing to capture carbon dioxide from more than a dozen oilsands facilities, compress it and transport it to a carbon storage hub in northeast Alberta. Hundreds of kilometres of pipeline would run between the Fort McMurray and Cold Lake areas.

The consortium says the project could help reduce emissions, and construction would create more than 100,000 full-time jobs in Alberta.

However, the AFCN and environmental groups say they are concerned about water use, pollution and the risks of explosions and leaks.

Julia Levin, the associate director of Environmental Defence Canada, said Pathways Alliance sent the AFCN a table of its planned regulatory submission schedule, which included dozens of separate applications.

"It's a tactic that we often see oil and gas companies use — trying to split up project assessments so it's piecemeal and it misses the cumulative risks," she said. 

Matt Hulse, an Ecojustice lawyer, said Alberta has the discretion to require an EIA, as well as an obligation to consult with Indigenous communities.

"It is possible for them to do without it, but we're suggesting that it's not good decision-making, it won't lead to an informed outcome and it undermines the ability of Indigenous communities to know what the impacts of this project will be on their rights," he said.

Indigenous communities have been vocal about wanting more information about the project and potential risks associated with it.

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