Woodfibre LNG pathway to net zero
by CM staff
This roadmap will see Woodfibre LNG be the first LNG export facility to achieve net zero and includes commitments to be net zero both through the construction stage of the project and during operations.
SQUAMISH — Woodfibre LNG plan, Roadmap to Net Zero, aims to achieve net zero emissions by the time operations start in 2027, 23 years ahead of government regulation.
This roadmap will see Woodfibre LNG be the first LNG export facility to achieve net zero and includes commitments to be net zero both through the construction stage of the project and during operations.
This timeline exceeds the federal requirement to be net zero by 2050, while providing benefits to local First Nations, British Columbians, and Canadians. The project’s net zero roadmap follows the B.C. Government’s announcement of a new Energy Action Framework, requiring proposed LNG facilities in or entering the environmental assessment process to develop and submit a credible plan to be net zero by 2030.
“Woodfibre LNG’s roadmap prioritizes emissions avoidance and reduction opportunities, and we are proud to have a credible strategy in place that will make us the world’s first net zero facility,” said Christine Kennedy, President of Woodfibre LNG. “Alongside the leadership and vision set out by the Province’s new Energy Action Framework, achieving net zero allows Woodfibre LNG to advance the global energy transition, furthering economic reconciliation and contributing to British Columbia’s standard of living.”
Woodfibre LNG is able to achieve net zero in part because of early-stage decisions aligned with the Indigenous led environmental assessment process conducted by the Squamish Nation, which resulted in the Nation’s own environmental assessment agreement related to the Project in 2015. Among these was the commitment for electric compressors using renewable hydroelectricity from BC Hydro, resulting in 14 times fewer emissions than a conventional LNG facility.
