6. Findings
Our analysis shows that, compared to a Fossil Energy scenario, maximizing renewables in British Columbia LNG facilities will increase regional permanent employment by 45 percent, decrease carbon...
Our analysis shows that, compared to a Fossil Energy scenario, maximizing renewables in British Columbia LNG facilities will increase regional permanent employment by 45 percent, decrease carbon...
Our newest report is Lock in Jobs, Not Pollution: How British Columbia’s Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Industry Can Create a Lasting Renewable Energy Legacy—and Why It Should, a new report from...
Our previous report, The Cleanest LNG in the World, assessed the full carbon footprint of British Columbia LNG production—from the natural gas fields in the province’s interior to the waterline...
While E-Drive LNG plants would offer their host communities a number of tangible, measurable benefits—as outlined below—flexibility is the technology’s greatest asset. This is because while a...
Though LNG plants are large and sophisticated industrial facilities, their inner workings are not rocket science. The plants are effectively factory-size freezers designed to chill natural gas to...
In early 2012, the Government of British Columbia released its Liquefied Natural Gas Strategy. The document outlines the province’s ambitions to access new overseas markets for its extensive...
The Government of British Columbia can unlock multiple social, employment, and environmental benefits by directing and/or enabling liquefied natural gas (LNG) proponents to maximize the use of...
At a recent energy-industry conference, British Columbia’s deputy minister for natural gas development stated that his province’s cold weather offers LNG producers and customers a significant...
Since February 2012, the Government of British Columbia has been stating that the fuel produced in its proposed liquefied natural gas industry will meet and beat the global gold standard for carbon...
(S&T)2 Consultants Inc. (2011). Shale Gas Update for GHGenius. Bradbury, J., Obeiter, M., Drauker, L., Wang, W., & Stevens, A. (2013). Clearing the Air: Reducing Upstream Greenhouse Gas...
The Government of British Columbia has made it clear that its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry will market the “cleanest LNG in the world” with “lower life cycle greenhouse gas...
An opportunity exists to identify current best practices with respect to airshed, marine, aquatic, and other non-carbon impacts of LNG development and compare them with current industry proposals....