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Murray, N. (2026, October 28). Ottawa will need other ways to cut emissions to compensate for oil pipeline: Farrell. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/ottawa-will-need-other-ways-to-cut-emissions-to-compensate-for-oil-pipeline-farrell/article_5d07a991-71d7-5d7d-860f-825cd516841d.html
Murray, Nick. “Ottawa will need other ways to cut emissions to compensate for oil pipeline: Farrell.” Toronto Star, 28 Oct. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/ottawa-will-need-other-ways-to-cut-emissions-to-compensate-for-oil-pipeline-farrell/article_5d07a991-71d7-5d7d-860f-825cd516841d.html.
Murray, Nick. “Ottawa will need other ways to cut emissions to compensate for oil pipeline: Farrell.” Toronto Star, October 28, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/ottawa-will-need-other-ways-to-cut-emissions-to-compensate-for-oil-pipeline-farrell/article_5d07a991-71d7-5d7d-860f-825cd516841d.html.
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The head of the major projects office in Ottawa, Dawn Farrell, testified before the House of Commons environment committee on October 28, 2026, stating that Canada will need additional methods to reduce emissions due to the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline. Farrell cited an analysis by Environment Canada which estimated that while the Pathways carbon capture project is expected to sequester 16 million tonnes and up to 22 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, transporting an extra million barrels of oil daily through the new pipeline would increase emissions by 27.7 million tonnes per year. With Canada's 2030 target under the Paris Agreement requiring a reduction of 227 million tonnes in total emissions still unmet as of 2024 estimates, Farrell emphasized the challenge posed by the proposed pipeline for meeting climate goals.
An analysis by Environment Canada, submitted to the committee and provided to The Canadian Press, projected the emission reductions from Pathways at 22 million tonnes a year. Environment Canada also estimated that transporting an extra million barrels of oil a day through the new pipeline would increase emissions by 27.7 million tonnes.
