{"id":115467,"date":"2026-07-03T23:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/115467\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T23:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:01:18","slug":"mark-carney-pivots-canada-back-to-oil-and-gas-in-net-zero-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/115467\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Carney pivots Canada back to oil and gas in net zero retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Carney has backed a major new oil pipeline project, as the former net zero champion pivots his country back towards oil and gas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Canadian prime minister said the 620-mile pipeline, costing up to C$44bn (\u00a323bn), would connect the oil sands of Alberta with a West Coast port near Vancouver, allowing Canada to ramp up energy exports to Asia.<\/p>\n

The project marks a significant departure for Mr Carney, who leads a Left-leaning government. As governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020, he was a major figure in driving the financial sector towards net zero.<\/p>\n

He used a video address this week to announce a relaxation of his predecessor Justin Trudeau\u2019s ambitious net zero targets.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t afford to restrain the growth of an important part of our energy mix \u2013 oil and gas \u2013 to meet a short-term goal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Trudeau\u2019s plan was to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 45pc below 2005 levels by 2030, and to hit net zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n

Mr Carney described the plan as expensive and divisive. \u201cIt would have been too expensive for Canadians, who are already struggling with affordability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Canada now plans to more than triple its liquefied natural gas production in the next decade, building five new terminals. Mr Carney\u2019s government will also pump C$10bn into upgrading the Vancouver port.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged that Canada\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions would now rise, but said its oil and gas industry\u2019s environmental standards would help minimise the increase.<\/p>\n

\u201cAddressing energy security means we are going to produce our conventional oil and gas in the most environmentally sustainable ways and export them to where they will make the biggest difference,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Carney\u2019s move will only add to the pressure on Britain\u2019s government to temper Ed Miliband\u2019s trenchant net zero commitments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s government is a close ideological ally and partner of Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

Mr Carney has a track record as a leading climate advocate, having previously served as the UN special envoy on climate action and finance.<\/p>\n

In 2021, he created the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, a vehicle for corralling banks and fund managers into setting climate goals.<\/p>\n

Andy Burnham, who is expected to take over from Sir Keir as Britain\u2019s prime minister this month, has said he had an \u201copen mind\u201d about whether to allow more oil-and-gas exploration in the North Sea.<\/p>\n

Advocates for North Sea drilling say that even if it doesn\u2019t lower energy costs in Britain, it will make the country more energy independent and secure.<\/p>\n

Mr Carney made the same argument this week, saying exporting more energy to Asia would help Canada reduce its economic dependence on the US.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump has been hostile towards Canada, and Mr Carney in particular<\/a>. He has imposed tariffs, and has held meetings with campaigners pushing for the province of Alberta to secede.<\/p>\n

Try full access to The Telegraph free today. Unlock their award-winning website and essential news app, plus useful tools and expert guides for your money, health and holidays.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mark Carney has backed a major new oil pipeline project, as the former net zero champion pivots his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115468,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[17,24731,822,39623,26873,111,1798,11229,3941,12961],"class_list":["post-115467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mark-carney","tag-canada","tag-canadas-government","tag-canadian-prime-minister","tag-conventional-oil","tag-liquefied-natural-gas","tag-mark-carney","tag-mr-carney","tag-net-zero","tag-oil-and-gas","tag-oil-and-gas-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}