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Canada has the technology, knowledge, and workers to develop clean energy, reduce pollution and household expenses, and create good jobs.
But the Canadian government plans to build more oil and gas pipelines.
One planned pipeline would be 1,200 kilometers long, running from Alberta to southern British Columbia, and could cost up to 44 billion Canadian dollars, with most of it likely paid by taxpayers.
The premier of Alberta wants to double oil production in the future.
Doing so would increase pollution and make the climate problem worse.
Carbon capture technology can only reduce some of the emissions from oil production; it cannot solve the much larger emissions from burning oil, and it may also leak and use large amounts of water.
Natural gas development also brings water shortages, earthquakes, and methane emissions.
Canada could use this money for clean electricity, energy storage, and electric vehicles, and build an east-west renewable energy grid.
The International Energy Agency warns that new fossil fuel projects carry major economic risks.
Investing in clean energy is safer and can also make energy prices more stable.