Wilkinson says there are two paths: one “accepts the scientific reality of climate change,” the other “is blind hope”
We’re still going to use oil and gas, but we’re not going to burn it. That is, except for power generation, coupled with carbon capture. We need to adapt to a net-zero economy by 2050, otherwise global investment will pass us by, in addition to the climate peril. We have to double the electrical grid, or more. People against everything need to get out of the way and let us build things. And we can’t just hope for the best.
Those were the key themes that federal Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson spoke about June 28.
Jonathan Wilkinson’s full Just Transition speech, verbatim
It’s not often the minister largely responsible for implementing an idea to essentially phase out a nation’s most significant industry talks about that, here in Saskatchewan, but federal Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson did just that on Wednesday, June 28. He spoke to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce at Innovation Place, on the University of Regina campus. He’s got a lot to say. Here is his full speech, verbatim:
Natural gas power generation with carbon capture likely allowed post-2035, says federal natural resources minister
Hold on one second – the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations might not be entirely shutting the door on natural gas-fired power generation post-2035. But we might have to build very expensive carbon capture facilities on our gas-fired power stations.
Dissenting report from Conservatives wants to expand oil and gas, not transition it away
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources Committee report released its “just transition” report on June 19. Entitled “Creating a Fair and Equitable Energy Transformation,” the report means to change Canada in almost every manner imaginable, from powering vehicles and heating homes, to largely winding down one of our nation’s largest industries – oil and gas.
Both the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois released dissenting reports, while the Liberals and New Democrats supported the primary report. This is the Conservative response.
The “just transition” report is nothing short of the utter transformation of Canada
Entitled “Creating a Fair and Equitable Energy Transformation,” the report outlines nothing short of the utter transformation of Canada, its economy and workforce, by way of transitioning away from fossil fuels to a largely electric economy, with the possibility of hydrogen usage as well. In doing so it means to largely do away with the fossil fuel industry which is one of Canada’s largest industries and contributors to GDP, exports and wealth. The report provides recommendations as to what to do with the people involved in that industry, but not so much the companies who employ them, create those jobs or that wealth.
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