Report Claims Canada's Climate Scenarios Are Implausible

CALGARY, AB – A new report by the Friends of Science Society, authored by retired energy economist Robert Lyman, challenges the foundation of Canada's climate regulations. The report, "Climate Monster - The Heavy Hand of Climate Regulation," contends that current "net zero" regulations are built upon implausible scenarios, imposing significant burdens on both businesses and consumers.

The organization highlights that Environment and Climate Change Canada's recently updated "Canada's Changing Climate Report 2026" (CCCR2026) continues to implicitly utilize catastrophic climate scenarios, even as the global scientific community has begun to officially retire such models. Friends of Science Society notes that the 2019 version of the report, which employed similar scenarios, led to Canada's climate emergency declaration. A prior rebuttal report, "Climate Change Your Mind," already criticized the use of unsubstantiated scenarios.

The report also critiques the direct attribution of climate change and extreme weather events, such as wildfires and floods. Friends of Science Society references the work of Dr. Madhav Khandekar, a former Environment Canada scientist, and climate policy analyst Roger Pielke Jr., who have questioned the scientific validity of the climate models used and their overly simplistic causal links.

Furthermore, the organization examines the broader economic impact of climate regulations, including their potential role in Canada-U.S. trade relations. In their video, "Is the Climate Cartel Behind the Canada-US Trade War?", the group references a U.S. House Judiciary Committee report on coordinated decarbonization within ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing. The report suggests a divergence where the U.S. administration aims to dismantle business-stifling regulations, while the Canadian government appears committed to policies like European carbon border taxes.