Canada will announce its draft plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector on Monday, aiming for a 38% reduction from 2019 levels by 2030 through a cap-and-trade system.

While the Trudeau government, prioritizing climate action, emphasizes the cap will target pollution rather than production, oil-producing provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan oppose it, the Boe Report has reported.

The oil and gas sector, Canada’s highest emitter, represents over a quarter of national emissions.

Written by B.C. Begley