Mr. Guilbeault has twice postponed his final decision on the Bay du Nord, which its proponents have defended for its economic potential in a heavily indebted province. The project is divided even among the Liberal ranks in Ottawa.

The minister vowed on Sunday to end the suspense within two weeksbring it to April 17 at the latest.

Asked about the credibility of his carbon emissions reduction plan greenhouse gasGHG by 2030 after many failures of the past in Canada, Mr. Guilbeault made sure this time was different.

We haven’t really tested it yet. We gave ourselves targets, but we didn’t really give ourselves a plan to reach these targets., he explained. The plan in question calls for federal investment of $ 9.1 billion in hopes of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% to 45% over the next eight years and achieving carbon neutrality. 2050.

In particular, the Minister recalled his intention to impose a limit on emissions of greenhouse gasGHG of the oil industry to know the companies in the sector Wanting to continue to do more or even do more, they need to invest heavily in technology to reduce their pollution levels.did he declare.

Details of the regulations surrounding this cap will be developed later this year, the minister said.

Mr. Guilbeault presented carbon capture as a necessity to limit global warming to approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius because oil consumption, which is expected to decline, will not reach zero by 2050. The oil we consume should be the least oil greenhouse gasGHG possible and what remains greenhouse gasGHG it needs to be burieddid he declare.

The Minister of Environment also pointed out that this technology represents only 5% of the climate plan. We don’t put all our eggs in this baskethe assured, citing public transport efforts, the electrification of transportation, and the energy efficiency of buildings, in particular.