Alberta’s oil sands producers have received some timely support from the International Energy Agency, with the industry – and indeed the Canadian government – facing increasing condemnation over the failure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions.
As the United Nations climate summit continues in Warsaw this week, the IEA chief economist Fatih Birol played down the oil sands’ contribution to global warming, and said the long-term challenge is to access the energy-hungry markets of Asia while slowing the growth in emissions.
Since oil sand is not considered a serious climate change resource, it benefits the oil sand from Alberta. The government will not need to worry too much about pollution in Alberta so people become more free to explore oil sand and use it.
Source:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-sands-not-a-major-source-of-climate-change-says-iea-economist/article15480326/