Is Natural Gas a Climate Change Solution for Canada?

Published by: David Suzuki Foundation and partners
Authored by: Matthew Bramley
Partners: Pembina Institute
ISBN: 978-1-897375-40-2

Climate solutions decarbonization, greenhouse gas emissions, policy and regulation, energy, climate change, fossil fuels

Our energy systems must change if we are to combat climate change. Many people are asking whether natural gas can play a role as a “bridging” fuel that enables near-term reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.

Is Natural Gas a Climate Change Solution for Canada? explores the role of Canada’s federal and provincial governments in shaping future production and use of natural gas in consideration of both the climate and non-climate environmental impacts, and offers recommendations.