COP26: Trudeau’s Heightened Climate Demands on Oil & Gas Sparks Criticism Back Home

Trudeau increased the pressure on Canada’s energy sector with talk of a hard cap
COP26: Trudeau’s Heightened Climate Demands on Oil & Gas Sparks Criticism Back Home
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents his national statement as part of the World Leaders Summit of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 1, 2021. Ian Forsyth/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Following the G20, which resulted in milder climate commitments than Ottawa had hoped for, at COP26 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ramped up the pressure on Canada’s energy sector with talk of a hard cap.

Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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