The cap would apply only to the oil and gas sector, exempting the remaining 69 per cent of Canada's GHG emissions.
oil and gas industry
Trump said he would rapidly expand energy production with a target of cutting energy costs by at least 50 per cent.
The federal cap will result in an estimated 70,000 fewer jobs in the province.
Any emissions reduction from the cap would likely have no detectable impact on the climate.
Investment in the province’s oil and gas sector plummeted from $4.9 billion in 2014 to $1.2 billion in 2023.
The country's oil and gas sector could be a major source of clean and reliable energy.
The federal government has imposed complex, uncertain and onerous review requirements on major energy projects.
Gas and coal produced nearly 90 per cent of the province's electricity.
Business investment provides workers with the tools and new technologies to produce more and better goods and services.