Study: Canadian LNG exports could slash global emissions by 630 megatonnes—but Carney policy keeps it in the ground
The Carney Liberals are doubling down on punitive domestic climate policies that do nothing to change the global energy mix, while blocking the very exports that could.
While the Trudeau–Carney Liberals chase Net Zero with economy-wrecking emissions caps, a new study from the Fraser Institute suggests a much simpler, practical, and dare we say—sane—solution: let Canada export its abundant natural gas to countries still rolling on coal.
According to the report, titled Exporting Canadian LNG to the World: A Practical Solution for Reducing Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, if Canada doubled its current natural gas production and shipped it to replace coal-fired power in Asian markets, the result could be a staggering reduction of up to 630 million tonnes of global emissions per year.
To put that in perspective: that's nearly equivalent to Canada’s entire annual emissions output.
But instead of seizing this opportunity to make a tangible dent in global emissions—and create jobs, prosperity, and tax revenue here at home—the Liberal government continues to stall, obstruct, and outright sabotage Canadian LNG projects with regulatory red tape (looking at you, Bill C-69), pipeline cancellations, and a bizarre obsession with phasing out the very energy that built this country.
The report doesn’t beat around the bush: “Replacing coal-fired electricity generation in Asia with LNG from Canada would significantly reduce global emissions,” it states plainly. But that would mean recognizing that Canada’s oil and gas industry isn’t the villain—it’s part of the solution.
It’s not like Asian nations are sitting around waiting for solar panels to charge. Countries like China and India are building coal plants by the hundreds. They need reliable, cleaner energy now, and Canadian LNG fits the bill. If only Ottawa would get out of the way.
Japan, desperate for reliable LNG, came knocking—but Trudeau shrugged them off, claiming there was “no business case,” effectively handing the opportunity to the Americans instead.
The Carney Liberals are doubling down on punitive domestic climate policies that do nothing to change the global energy mix, while blocking the very exports that could.
If the goal is actually lowering emissions, the answer is obvious. If the goal is virtue-signalling while kneecapping Canadian industry—well, mission accomplished.

Sheila Gunn Reid
Chief Reporter
Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.

COMMENTS
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-05-22 22:52:48 -0400PET didn’t want the project to go ahead, so he appointed Tom Berger to head the commission. Just like any inquiry into the antics of Junior always found him not guilty, Pierre got the result that he wanted when Berger released his report.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-05-22 21:12:34 -0400Thanks for the reminder, Bernhard. I remember how those lunatic leftists blocked it and protested against it. Now their dopey children are doing the same. Ottawa has killed so many profitable projects by listening to the destructive left.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-05-22 12:32:12 -0400Three words: Mackenzie Valley Pipeline. We would have had a much different country now had that project gone ahead.