Marcus Wong’s assertion in his letter (published Jan. 18, Praise for Woodfibre LNG) that “we should be selling clean Canadian natural gas to East Asia,” is simply an impossible statement; there is no “clean natural gas.”
As explained by David Hughes, energy analyst, scientist and research manager for 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada in the tyee.ca, “LNG from B.C. will contribute slightly fewer GHG emissions than coal over 100 years, but significantly more over the first 20.”
Robert Howarth, professor at Cornell University, advises, also in thetyee.ca, “If you want to slow global warming immediately, the best strategy is to move as quickly as possible away from natural gas.”
According to the chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, “It is almost certain that China will [reach] 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.”
Act locally, Mr. Wong.
Julie Malcolm
Squamish
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