Oil lobby's election wish list would increase energy-sector emissions by 60 per cent

By Emma McIntosh

Carbon emissions from the energy sector would rise by 60 per cent if lawmakers implemented every policy on the Canadian oil lobby’s election wishlist, a study released Monday found.

The extraordinarily powerful and well-financed Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is the country’s biggest oil-lobby group, representing major producers, many of which are foreign-owned. The report, published by green charity Environmental Defence, called for leaders of Canada’s major political parties to ignore CAPP’s wishes and push for climate action. READ MORE