Trudeau Pledges to Cap Oil and Gas Sector Emissions at COP26 Summit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a short speech at at the 26th meeting of the Council of Parties to the UN climate convention, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 1, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to cap emissions produced by Canada’s oil and gas industry as he delivered a speech at the 26th meeting of the Council of Parties to the UN climate convention, known as COP26, in Glasgow on Nov. 1.

“We'll cap oil and gas sector emissions today and ensure they decrease tomorrow at a pace and scale needed to reach net zero by 2050,” said Trudeau, to more than 120 other world leaders who attended the conference.