Photo from the Energie Saguenay Facebook page.

By Canadian Press

ENERGIE SAGUENAY

Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues

Jul 21, 2021 | 3:10 PM

The Quebec government is rejecting a $14-billion natural gas project proposed for the province’s Saguenay region.

Environment Minister Benoit Charette told reporters Wednesday the government is not convinced the project would lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

He adds that the government is worried it would discourage natural gas buyers in Europe and Asia from moving to cleaner energy sources.

The Energie Saguenay project would have taken natural gas from the Peace Country through a pipeline to a processing facility at the Port of Saguenay. The project had drawn letters of support from mayors in Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek.

GNL Quebec had said the project would lead to an overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions because natural gas would replace fuels like coal and oil. Quebec’s environmental review board said in March those estimates were unlikely.

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