Alberta’s premier Mark Carney says he has pushed through a new oil project

• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has approved a new oil project from the province’s side, from which the tankers will leave to British Columbia.
• Mark Carney is calling it close to Trans Mountain, and says that tankers will be prohibited from leaving British Columbia, as he claims, by the end.
• Premier Alberta and British Columbia are trying to resolve the issue of the project, and representatives of Coastal First Nations are calling for the implementation of a tanker ban.

Canadian Premier-minister Mark Carney said he is pushing through Alberta’s approval for a major new oil project, which would change the situation for British Columbia’s First Nations. He said that it will be possible to resolve the issue between Alberta and British Columbia through consultations with the pipeline’s owners.

According to material from The Guardian, Carney, on the second day of his visit between British Columbia and Alberta, said that C$150bn in new investments in the project are planned. The article says that the part of the project from the perspective of Canadian approval of the pipeline’s environmental and economic benefits, which will be implemented under the agreement with the United States.

Material from Al Jazeera says that such an oil project could lead to a reduction of 1 million barrels a day from Alberta through all of British Columbia to the Canadian side for the use of Azai’s changes in the economic situation in the United States. It also notes that the passage of Trans Mountain tankers will continue.

According to The Guardian, Premier Alberta Danielle Smith said that the planned investment would be “the fastest, most cost-effective path to expanding Canada’s energy exports.” Material from Al Jazeera adds that Smith said that partnership with Trans Mountain Corporation, which is federal, and with Pembina Pipeline (Calgary) project, which is West Coast oil pipeline.

Premier British Columbia David Eby said, according to The Guardian, that it is not about the project being delayed, but rather about the fact that the project would be subject to a review. Eby said, according to Al Jazeera, that he is calling for “strong safeguards” and a comprehensive environmental risk assessment of the new project. Material from Al Jazeera also says that Eby is opposing the ban on tankers.

Marilyn Slett, president of Coastal First Nations and chair of the Heiltsuk Nation, told The Guardian that it was “a good day” when the tankers were allowed to pass. She said, from a technological point of view, there are no risks of oil spills in the sea, and, at the same time, that the protection of the tanker route is needed.

According to The Guardian, Climate Action Network says that Carney’s “treacherous moment of geopolitical instability” will be the biggest driver of climate change. The article also says that the expansion of Trans Mountain is one of the best ways to reduce the infrastructure risk for Canada, and Chris Severson-Baker from Pembina Institute said, in The Guardian, that the climate risks of the tanker ban will be smaller for Alberta and Canada.

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