Since taking office, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has been very aggressive on the climate file. Attempting to remedy what she portrayed as a history of environmental negligence by her predecessors , the premier swiftly increased and expanded Alberta’s carbon tax, placed a hard cap on carbon dioxide emissions, set stiff targets for reducing methane emissions, declared an accelerated phase-out of coal power generation, and promised to replace much of that power with costlier wind or solar power generation.
Natural Resources
In 2013, 30 per cent of households earning $27,000 or less had to devote 10 per cent or more of their expenditures to energy.
More than 25 First Nation communities in the province have signed LNG development agreements with project proponents.
New climate tests are unnecessary since the effects of pipelines and LNG terminals on climate change are negligible at worst and positive at best.
The Halalt First Nations recently filed a $2 billion civil case against a private pulp and paper company in B.C.
Policies that are uncompetitive and increase the time, costs, and risks associated with exploration could discourage investment in exploration.
Recent report sheds light on Canada’s LNG export potential.
The National Energy Board’s recent report helps answer some key 'oil to market' questions.
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