Canada’s greenwashing law fails to halt politicians’ CCS advocacy

Despite new laws targeting misleading environmental claims, Canadian politicians continue to promote carbon capture and storage technology, which experts argue is an ineffective climate solution.

Taylor Noakes reports for DeSmog.

In short:

• Canadian officials, including environment minister Steven Guilbeault, have been vocal about CCS despite industry removing similar claims due to anti-greenwashing laws.
• The oil and gas industry has scrubbed CCS-related content from websites ahead of new regulations requiring proof of environmental claims.
• Studies indicate CCS is costly, slow to implement and largely ineffective at reducing emissions.

Key quote:

“Carbon capture technology has failed to make a dent in reducing climate pollution, despite decades of subsidies.”

— Julia Levin, Environmental Defence Canada

Why this matters:

Continued promotion of CCS by politicians undermines new regulations intended to prevent misleading environmental claims, potentially diverting resources from more effective climate strategies.

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