October 4, 2024
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Oil companies, banking and mining are among sectors that could be affected by Bill C-59.

How Canada’s greenwashing rules affect everyone — not just the oilsands

Pathways Alliance says new legislation that prompted it to strip its website will ‘silence’ other Canadian businesses

A group formed by Canada’s six largest oilsands companies that is working on reducing its carbon emissions in the coming decades surprised many last week when it removed all its content from its website after the government enacted Bill C-59, which, among other things, addresses what some call “greenwashing.”

The Pathways Alliance‘s goal is to reduce oilsands emissions by 22 million tonnes per year by 2030 and become net zero by 2050 by using technologies such as carbon capture and storage and nuclear energy. One of its goals is to build a large carbon capture and storage project in the Cold Lake region of northeastern Alberta.

The oil and gas sector is the largest single source of emissions for Canada, accounting for about 28 per cent of the country’s overall emissions in 2021, according to government data.

Here’s why the group decided to remove the content and why the change in Canada’s Competition Act affects more than just the oilsands.

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