Insight
Black gold to green future? Pathways Alliance's quest for decarbonisation
Report summary
Canada's oil sands, a significant player in the global energy matrix, face the dual challenge of environmental concerns and the global push towards sustainable energy. This Wood Mackenzie report offers a project-level quantitative analysis of the strategies, collaborations, and technological shifts proposed by the Pathways Alliance that aim to position the oil sands industry at the forefront of the net-zero emissions movement by 2050. We identify the nine projects that we anticipate will be part of the Phase 1 carbon capture and sequestration project, project the trajectory of emissions reductions and look to the company specific actions being taken.
Table of contents
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Executive summary
- A landscape calling out for meaningful emissions reductions
- Emissions outlook without Pathways
- A path forward for Canadian oil sands
- The CCS Vanguard: Phase 1 (2021-2030)
- The case for CCS
- Peeking ahead to phases 2 & 3
- Quantifying reductions with Pathways factored in
- Who makes the cut for Phase 1 CCS?
- Not all capture is the same
- Phase 2 CCUS
- Regulatory issues and what to look for next
- Contract for differences
- CCUS investment tax credits
- Provincial and Federal jurisdiction
- Appendix
Tables and charts
This report includes 8 images and tables including:
- Oil sands emissions outlook
- Emissions reduction outlook by category
- Oil sands emissions intensity reduction outlook
- 2031 Project Emissions vs Intensity
- CCS project roster and map
- 2023-2040 change in project emissions
- Map of operating and planned CCS projects in Canada
What's included
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