Government adviser slams Mark Carney for promoting ‘decarbonized’ oil pipelines
The co-chair of the federal government’s climate action advisory group is slamming Prime Minister Mark Carney for using fossil fuel “marketing speak” at Monday’s summit with provincial leaders, when he endorsed the idea of building new pipelines for “decarbonized” oil.
Updated June 4, 2025 at 5:47 p.m.
June 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen outside his office prior to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 3, 2025.
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Alex-Ballingall
By Alex Ballingall
OTTAWA — The co-chair of the federal government’s climate action advisory group is slamming Prime Minister Mark Carney for using fossil fuel “marketing speak” at Monday’s summit with provincial leaders, when he endorsed the idea of building new pipelines for “decarbonized” oil.
Simon Donner, a climate scientist at the University of British Columbia who co-chairs the Liberal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body, alleged the term is misleading because it falsely suggests there is a way to burn fossil fuels without creating greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
“There is no such thing as decarbonized oil and gas. Oil contains carbon. It is high school chemistry. And they emit carbon dioxide when they’re used,” Donner told the Star.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/government-adviser-slams-mark-carney-for-promoting-decarbonized-oil-pipelines/article_71fd48cf-5328-4936-b827-d59faee9a817.html
