Project and Scale
This variable sits at the center of the systems map and represents the scaling driver of the project.
What is Natural Gas Throughput to LNG Canada (Bcf/day)?
This ecological mechanism occurs when permanent corridor clearing changes predator–prey dynamics.
What is habitat fragmentation (the corridor effect)?
This governance distinction lies at the core of the Wet’suwet’en conflict.
What is hereditary chiefs vs. elected band councils?
Increasing this infrastructure investment would allow throughput to expand beyond 2.1 Bcf/day.
What is pipeline compression capacity?
This specific greenhouse gas leakage undermines the claimed climate benefit of LNG exports.
What is methane leakage?
This financial mechanism was introduced to align Indigenous communities with the long-term success of the pipeline.
What is the 10% collective Indigenous equity stake?
This engineering feature required specialized construction techniques to reduce disturbance at major river crossings.
What is horizontal directional drilling (HDD)?
This modeling assumption underpins the claim of
60–90 Mt CO₂ annual reduction.
What is coal-to-gas displacement in Asia?
This 40-year assumption represents the greatest economic uncertainty in the project’s financial logic.
What is stable long-term LNG demand and pricing?
The pipeline altered Canada’s market position by ending reliance on this single dominant export market.
What is the United States (monopsony market dependence)?
In the systems map, this variable increases after sediment risk and ultimately raises project operating costs.
What are regulatory fines and compliance requirements?
This economic modeling tool was used to justify projected provincial revenue from the project.
What is an Input–Output (I-O) economic model?