Environmental groups criticize pipeline plan for missing clear decarbonization commitment

Environmental groups including the Pembina Institute and Clean Prosperity say the proposed Alberta to B.C. coast pipeline lacks a solid commitment to decarbonization. They wanted the plan to finalize the Pathways carbon capture project, which was made a condition of the pipeline in a previous deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The groups are encouraged by a separate agreement between Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby to expand clean electricity in the province, but say the pipeline proposal itself needs stronger carbon capture and storage commitments. B.C. Premier David Eby opposes the pipeline but has said his government will not fight it in court, a contrast to the previous B.C. government's legal challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The article highlights the ongoing tension between fossil fuel infrastructure and decarbonization goals, with environmental groups pushing for concrete carbon capture projects to be finalized before the pipeline moves forward.