Pembina Institute on board with federal emissions cap [Video]

Janetta McKenzie, manager of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program, discusses the federal emissions cap with Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins.

This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

Michael Higgins: You’re a proponent of the draft regulations. What makes those regulations realistic?

Janetta McKenzie: Ultimately, we know that oil and gas emissions are a problem in this country. Oil and gas emissions contributed almost a third of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions last year, according to the national inventory report.

What the federal government has proposed here is a regulation that gives the industry time to start planning, but also will require some action, when it comes to ramping up decarbonization activities in order to comply with the cap.

It’s designed to be complementary with regulations that are already on the table, including industrial carbon pricing like Alberta’s tier program, or draft methane regulations that are also slated to be finalized next year.

MH:What level of impact do you …