New report backs Canada's ambition to be energy superpower as Ottawa, B.C. tout LNG
A new report is giving fresh support to Canada's ambition to be an energy superpower as the federal and B.C. governments push for increased exports of liquefied natural gas. But in a recent analysis, IISD rejects the portrayal of LNG as a transition fuel, warning that there are potent methane emissions, which contribute to climate change, during the production of natural gas through fracking.