Democrats target Keystone pipeline

The safety and environmental protection offered by transport from Russia, or by truck and rail should be obvious. Compared to pipelines? Absolutely no comparison! 

I-76 Dec. 6, 2014

Quebec, July 2013

From Misinformation Watch

Democrats target Keystone pipeline 

A group of U.S. Democratic representatives is attempting to use the findings of a new technical report on the Keystone pipeline to justify President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke permits for the Keystone XL expansion project.   

Why is this important? 

This is misleading and does not reflect what the report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office actually says about the existing pipeline. 

Here’s the facts: 

The Keystone XL cancellation order was not tied to pipeline safety concerns 

·  President Biden’s January 2021 executive order cancelling the border crossing permit for Keystone XL makes no mention of any concerns about pipeline safety.   

Keystone is safe  

·  Keystone has consistently performed better than the U.S. nationwide average in terms of number of incidents impacting people or the environment. 

·  Keystone has delivered more than three billion barrels of oil since 2010, operating safely 99.9% of the time.   

·  TC Energy has introduced new inspection technology; there have been no serious incidents in the last 18 months.   

·  Regulators in the U.S. have also strengthened safety requirements.  

The U.S. needs more oil from Canada 

·  The Biden administration is saying NO to more oil supply from Canada, but it is saying YES to more oil from the less responsible and environmentally conscious OPEC+ cartel (which includes Russia).  

·  The U.S. is importing 844,000 barrels of oil per day from Russia. Keystone XL would have satisfied much of this demand by delivering roughly 830,000 barrels per day of responsibly produced oil from Canada.  

See our direct response to these claims at https://twitter.com/CDNEnergyCentre/status/1430300722776715267

Misinformation from those you MAY trust!

 

Ignoring progress,

United Nations pushes apocalyptic rhetoric

Much of the discussion and reporting on the new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is overblown and exaggerated, painting an apocalyptic future that the report itself fails to endorse.

Canadian energy is part of the solution, not the problem.

The oil and gas sector is an easy target for critics who don’t or won’t evaluate facts or engage in a pragmatic, realistic discussion.

IPCC scientists acknowledge the worst-case scenario presented “is considered low in light of recent developments in the energy sector,” but the rhetoric accompanying the report does little to stake out a pathway to a lower carbon future, in which Canada’s energy sector can and should play a key role.

Here’s how:

·  China alone produces 27% of the planet’s GHG emissions, more than the entire developed world combined. Canada is responsible for 1.6%.

·  Natural gas from Canada can significantly reduce GHG emissions if used to replace coal power.

o    As of July 2021, there were 195 coal plants under construction around the world including 95 in China, 28 in India and 23 in Indonesia.

·  Oil and gas companies in Canada spend more than any other sector on cleantech R&D to help reduce energy emissions and improve environmental performance.

·  Oil sands emissions intensity, down 27% since 2013, is expected to decrease by another 20-30% over the next decade.

·  It will be virtually impossible for the world to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions without carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS).

o    Canada is already recognized as a global leader in CCUS development. Projects have safely stored more than 41 million tonnes of CO2 deep underground, or the equivalent of taking 8 million cars off the road.

A seaborn mega tanker ---perhaps carrying crude oil to Canada which could be supplied by Canada for Canadians. Perhaps this tanker is powered by solar? Or wind? 

No, probably not.