The federal government is poised to fast-track the $24 billion Pathways Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) megaproject in Alberta. Backed by Canada’s biggest oil companies, including Suncor, Cenovus, and CNRL, the project includes 20 capture facilities, a 600-km pipeline, and a massive underground CO₂ storage hub. If approved, it would be the world’s largest CCS project, and it’s moving forward without a full federal environmental assessment.

This is being made possible under Bill C-5, new legislation that lets Ottawa label projects “in the national interest.” It’s a dangerous loophole that skips key environmental protections and Indigenous consultation, prioritizing major polluters over people.

We can’t build a stronger, prosperous Canada by fast-tracking terrible projects. Carbon capture is not a climate solution. It’s a costly distraction. 

• It doesn’t work: CCS has a 50-year track record of failure and can’t survive without massive subsidies.
• It delays real action. CCS lets Big Oil greenwash continued production while avoiding real emissions cuts.
• It’s dangerous. CO₂ pipelines and storage can rupture, contaminate groundwater and harm nearby Indigenous and rural communities.
• It misses the real problem. 80% of oil’s emissions come from burning fossil fuels, something CCS does nothing about.

Oil companies are promoting the myth of “decarbonized oil”, a false promise that overlooks the harm caused by continued fossil fuel expansion. News flash: There’s no such thing as “decarbonized oil”.

Instead of funding oil industry pipe dreams, Canada must invest in public transit,  renewable energy, affordable housing, and wildfire resilience.

Tell the federal government to ensure that if the Pathways project moves forward, it must do so without any public subsidies, with a full environmental assessment and is not fast-tracked as a “nation-building” project.

Your letter will be sent to: Prime Minister Mark Carney, Hon. Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.