Risking It All: How Export Development Canada’s Support for Fossil Fuels Drives Climate Change
Summary
This report by Oil Change International and partners analyzes the financial support provided by Export Development Canada (EDC) to the oil and gas industry, highlighting a contradiction between these actions and Canada's climate change commitments.
Key insights
- Export Development Canada (EDC) provides an average of more than $10 billion in government-backed support to oil and gas companies annually. From 2012 to 2017, the level of support for oil and gas was twelve times higher than the support provided for clean technologies.
- During the first two years of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration, EDC provided $22.4 billion in support for oil and gas, which exceeds the $20.9 billion provided during the final two years of Stephen Harper's government.
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- APA
- Scott,, A. D. A. (2018). Risking It All: How Export Development Canada’s Support for Fossil Fuels Drives Climate Change. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/risking-it-all-how-export-development-canadas-support-fossil-fuels-drives
- Chicago
- Scott,, Alex Doukas, Adam. Risking It All: How Export Development Canada’s Support for Fossil Fuels Drives Climate Change. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/risking-it-all-how-export-development-canadas-support-fossil-fuels-drives.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |last1=Scott, |first1=Alex Doukas, Adam |title=Risking It All: How Export Development Canada’s Support for Fossil Fuels Drives Climate Change |publisher=International Institute for Sustainable Development |date=22 November 2018 |url=https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/risking-it-all-how-export-development-canadas-support-fossil-fuels-drives |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{scott2018risking, author = {Scott,, Alex Doukas, Adam}, title = {{Risking It All: How Export Development Canada’s Support for Fossil Fuels Drives Climate Change}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/risking-it-all-how-export-development-canadas-support-fossil-fuels-drives}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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