Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reducing GHG emissions is a global challenge, and Canada’s oil and natural gas industry is committed to decreasing GHG emissions generated for each barrel of oil and cubic metre of natural gas produced. The challenge: to reduce GHG emissions while meeting the growing demand for energy in Canada and globally.
Climate Positions
In 2020, Canada’s oil and natural gas industry developed eight climate commitments to enable effective climate solutions through innovation, collaboration, and globally competitive strategies to meet the challenge of global climate change.
Regulation and monitoring
Canada’s oil and natural gas industry operates in one of the world’s most stringent regulatory environments, with oversight from federal, provincial, and territorial governments. Regulations govern activities such as water use, air emissions, land reclamation, monitoring, and reporting, among others.
Innovation
Canada’s oil and natural gas industry is committed to leadership in environmental performance and is actively working to reduce environmental impacts through project design, operating facilities efficiently and safely, and continually investing in research, innovation and technology.
Pipeline safety
Canada’s pipelines are incredibly safe, moving 99.999% of products safely to their destination market.
Canada’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry Demonstrates Transparency and Performance with Report on Emissions
July 21, 2021 - CAPP emissions report first in a series of planned industry environment, social and governance (ESG) disclosures.
Drought Preparedness
In 2024, parts of Western Canada are experiencing severe drought conditions and low water levels. Drought impacts are evident in some oil and natural gas operating areas, which may impact industrial access to fresh water. Oil and natural gas companies normally divert fresh surface water during periods of high flow (spring freshet) and store the […]
Liquefied Natural Gas
Natural gas, when produced and used domestically, is shipped in its vapour form through a network of distribution pipelines to a local distribution company and then delivered to a customer. When natural gas is shipped to a distant foreign market outside of where it is produced, the natural gas needs to ‘shrink in size’ or […]