OTTAWA — Canadian environment groups are at the global climate-change conference in Poland today calling out the federal government for letting the oil and gas industry undermine Canada's efforts to be a climate leader. Environmental Defence and Stand Earth are among the groups releasing a report that shows emissions from the oil-and-gas sector continue to rise and intensive lobbying from the industry means about 80 per cent of those emissions will be exempt from the federal carbon price. Watch: At COP24, countries debate who should foot the bill for the costs of climate change. Story continues below.

The report said Canada's climate framework does not include policies that adequately address oil and gas industry emissions. Therefore, any emission reductions in the plan are expected to be overwhelmed by emissions from oil and gas production increases. Documents obtained under freedom of information requests in Saskatchewan show oil companies advocated for delayed, weakened, and in some cases voluntary methane regulations. It also found that thanks to lobbying, oil and gas companies will have an average of 80 per cent of its emissions exempt from federal carbon pricing. The report said between now and 2030, oil sands emissions are projected to grow to become 40 per cent of Canada's total emissions.

Christinne Muschi / Reuters Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna speaks to the press following the First Ministers' Meeting in Montreal, Dec. 7, 2018.