The B.C. government香蕉视频直播檚 $200-million contribution to the electrification of Cedar LNG is facing sharp criticism from environmental advocates, who say the public funding contradicts the province香蕉视频直播檚 climate goals and extends reliance on fossil fuels.
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Announced July 29, the provincial funding will support the infrastructure needed to connect the Haisla Nation香蕉视频直播搇ed Cedar LNG project to the provincial electricity grid. The floating LNG facility, located near Kitimat, is majority-owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corporation. The federal government has also committed $200 million to the project.
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Valeriote also accused the province of greenwashing, saying officials repeatedly claim B.C. produces the 香蕉视频直播渓owest-emission LNG in the world香蕉视频直播� without offering data. 香蕉视频直播淧ublicly subsidizing LNG expansion is not a 香蕉视频直播榗lean香蕉视频直播� way forward and harms climate and communities upstream from fracking,香蕉视频直播� he said.
He went on to criticize what he described as a recent policy shift, saying LNG facilities are no longer required to be net-zero by 2030, but only to have a plan in place by then.
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