There was much emphasis on the promise that the Haisla plant will be the cleanest in the world.
He hailed the approval of an Indigenous-owned liquefied natural gas processing plant on the north coast that a First Nations chief said will change the course of history.
So he’s firming up NDP climate change commitments to lower emissions at the same time he’s allowing another carbon-emitting LNG plant in the Kitimat region to start up.The two announcements were mushed together initially. Then the new regulatory regime was detailed at great length later at a separate news conference.
“In addition, in our role as decision makers we have considered the benefits of economic reconciliation with Haisla Nation.” In addition to the emission concerns, they cover marine transportation, future regional cumulative effects and a medical plan to reduce pressures from an outside workforce on local resources.In the years since then-premier Christy Clark committed to LNG, the concept has shrunk markedly.LNG Canada, about four times bigger than Cedar, is the only major one to proceed and is midway through construction.
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