Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to re-raise my motion from Thursday, December 7.
Given that:
a) The federal government is making monumental investments in technologies that will reduce emissions in the oil and gas sector;
b) Canadians deserve to have certainty that these investments will result in significant emission reductions;
c) Capping and reducing emissions from the oil and gas sector is necessary to meet our 2030 emission reduction goals and avert the worst impacts of climate change; and
d) Reducing emissions in the oil and gas sector has the potential to create high quality, sustainable jobs.
The committee express its collective support for the government's proposal to a) amend the Federal Methane Regulations for the Oil and Gas Sector to require a reduction of methane emissions in the upstream oil and gas sector by at least 75 per cent below 2012 levels by 2030; and b) introduce a regulatory framework document on the proposed approach and stringency of a cap on greenhouse gas pollution from the oil and gas sector.
Mr. Chair, in the context of COP28 ending in the coming hours, I think this is a pertinent motion for this committee to discuss today.