VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it’s rolling out a new framework for approving oil and gas projects that will ensure the province meets its emissions targets in the coming decades.
Premier David Eby said the new framework will require new liquefied natural gas facilities to have a “credible plan” for net-zero emissions by 2030, and there will be an emissions cap on the industry.
The government will also launch a task force within B.C. Hydro to speed up the electrification of the provincial economy with a focus on renewable energy. A government statement says the new framework “builds off” the environmental assessment certificate granted to the Cedar LNG facility announced Tuesday, which it declared will be one of the lowest-emitting liquefied natural gas facilities in the world.
“But the scale of the climate crisis and the tremendous opportunities before us mean we must act with more urgency than ever before.”
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