If approved, FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG plant expansion proposal in British Columbia, Canada, will provide berthing and loading facilities for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers and bunker vessels with a carrying capacity of up to 100,000 cubic meters for a minimum of 30 years. The Tilbury Environmental Assessment lacks robust analysis on the impact of using LNG as a marine fuel.

• The proposal does not accurately characterize the near-term impacts of LNG as a marine fuel.
• The life-cycle emissions of LNG as a marine fuel are not accounted for, and the calculations of emissions that favor LNG are not transparent.
• The proposal does not consider the risks of the LNG infrastructure becoming a stranded asset. 

The Tilbury LNG expansion needs to account for the policy and climate landscape that urges for near-term actions that limit global warming, such as reducing methane emissions, which has a strong warming potential. Furthermore, expanding the LNG infrastructure on land to power sea vessels directly impacts human health and well-being. Methane’s effects must be considered beyond climate change and air pollution.

For more information, read our Comments on the Environmental Assessment Certificate for Tilbury LNG Marine Jetty Project.