Liquefied natural gas, carbon pollution, and British Columbia in 2017 – Pembina

Aug. 28, 2017

The development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry in British Columbia remains a controversial issue.

Carbon pollution from proposed LNG export plants on the Pacific coast and associated tight gas drilling operations in the Northeast would pose a serious challenge to Canada and B.C. making good on their climate commitments.

As currently proposed, the two most advanced LNG export projects on the B.C. coast — LNG Canada and Woodfibre LNG — would together emit enough carbon pollution to make meeting B.C.’s 2050 climate target virtually impossible. Furthermore, if the permits for Pacific NorthWest LNG were resurrected by the current or a new owner, that project would make the province’s legislated target impossible to reach.