Should BC Hit the Brakes on LNG?

B.C.’s climate action goals continue to be under scrutiny as the province faces another season of extreme weather events.

One consideration is LNG — marketed as a “bridge fuel” for the global energy transition.

The massive LNG Canada facility in Kitimat — the country’s largest LNG export plant — will soon complete its first phase, and two floating facilities are in the works. Meanwhile the province’s primary gas provider, FortisBC, continues to expand its network.

Cooling natural gas to the point of liquification is an energy-intensive process. Elsewhere in the bioregion, the electrification pivot of Washington’s top gas supplier is already highlighting a model for the transition to cleaner energy.

While some argue using B.C.’s already limited hydroelectric power supply would help to reduce carbon emissions in production, others suggest the power should be used to transition B.C.’s existing economy to cleaner energy.

With all this in mind, we want to ask:

Should B.C. hit the brakes on LNG?

* Please note that all poll answers will be publicly viewable, but anonymous.