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Canada: Oil sands not a major source of climate change, says IEA economist
2013-11-18 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Alberta's oil sands producers have received some timely support from the International Energy Agency, with the industry - and indeed the Canadian government - facing increasing condemnation over the failure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. As the United Nations climate summit continues in Warsaw this week, the IEA chief economist Fatih Birol played down the oil sands' contribution to global warming, and said the long-term challenge is to access the energy-hungry markets of Asia while slowing...
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