Yes, Jason Drury, the “Carbon-free future will take time” (Pique, Nov. 1) but the hour is getting late. Too late, certainly, to imagine that we are engaged in “a battle of narratives.” What about the facts?
Read the study published in the journal Energy Science and Engineering, authored by Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, which concludes that when the entirety of the LNG process is evaluated, the GHG footprint from LNG is 33 per cent worse than coal.
Also devoid of facts is the statement that LNG “reduces carbon emissions and improves air quality, particularly in countries like China.” According to the chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, “It is almost certain that China will peak emissions several years before 2030, perhaps as early as 2026,” which is four years before their target.
Meanwhile, Climate Action Tracker’s overall rating of Canada’s emission reduction is “Highly Insufficient.”
