Canada needs a conversation about phasing out oil and gas production, says climate group

Destination Zero executive director Catherine Abreu says Canada's plan to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector might not be enough to combat climate change. The non-governmental organization, which pushes to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, says the government should start looking at phasing out production of oil and gas.

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[jamesmurphy]

Canada also needs a conversation about phasing out it's current government

[wehehe]

Canada needs a conversation about phasing out ALL health care mandates.

[bobbybeast]

The govt is support to represent the PEOPLE Catherine Not impose their own will

[matthewtomlinson]

Most of these people have never had a real hard working job, don’t they not know the effect this will have on Canadians cost of living and job opportunities?

[chrisdon]

Canada needs a conversation about phasing out climate groups.

[mowenyuriko]

I predict more fossil fuel use over the next decade than less.

[trosati]

Phase out oil and gas can only work if there is a alternate fuel. What is that?

[pcmlc]

Uh...

Canada needs to produce their own oil and stop shipping it in from foreign countries.

How is it that our government is so bloody inept?

[jeffreywitty]

This is "ruling by decree".... YOU ARE NOT MY MASTER, you are my servant! And I find your service wanting....you are dismissed, your authority was always a trick of light, we gave you.

[bmwbeast]

Phasing out oil dumbest thing ever heard

[daverowsome]

Everyone needs to come to the plate… but let’s ask first such groups that say that to publicly disclose there funding sources.

[elijahrobertscinema]

Look at how these people frame this issue and look at how Canadians feel about it. Sure doesn't seem like the population wants to get rid of oil as quickly as these extremists.

[jordapen]

It's been hotter and colder over the past 1, 000 years, all in a lower CO2 environment. Something other than CO2 is driving the climate.

[watchuwatching]

Well, she was certainly correct about one thing... Government certainly has many tools.

[test]

"Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.” How many decades, how many goal posts have we missed? Suppose we stopped all oil and gas production in Canada tomorrow: Russia, Saudis increased production - gas plants consumes the same volume, cars burns the same gas, people who couldn't afford ev still can't, government loosing oil revenue and fails commitments, maybe even loose elections with unemployed workers. Emissions stays the same or worse. Another failure. Insanity!

[pauliewalnuts]

This person has zero idea what she is talking about

[freddytang]

How many environmentalists would be in favour of losing their own job and being told to transition to a different career? It’s always easier to tell someone else to lose their job and transition

[scottc]

Who’s gonna pay for debt we have been printing for all these years . Alberta seperation pleaseeee

[striderd]

But everything requires oil and gas, everything. Why don't we use our resources for production instead of shipping our oil overseas?

[perryg]

Ok. Make her pay for her dreams out of her pocket, not the taxpayers.