Plan includes $285 million in subsidies to encourage people to buy electric cars.
climate change
April 20, 2016
3:00AM
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.
March 22, 2016
3:00AM
New climate tests are unnecessary since the effects of pipelines and LNG terminals on climate change are negligible at worst and positive at best.
February 2, 2016
1:44PM
Transporting oil by pipeline may actually lower greenhouse gas emissions.
November 30, 2015
3:22PM
While the planned reduction in emissions may sound impressive, the effect on temperatures will likely be rather small and the costs in dollars quite high.
November 27, 2015
8:30AM
Before making largely shambolic gestures using other people’s money, you should consider all the available alternatives.
November 26, 2015
12:33PM
This week, the Alberta government unveiled its new strategy on climate change, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
November 26, 2015
12:19PM
For many years, Alberta has maintained a strong investment climate vis-à-vis other provinces and other energy-producing jurisdictions.
November 18, 2015
10:51AM
Turns out, LEED school buildings actually consume more energy, and therefore cost more money, than non-LEED schools.
November 6, 2015
12:44PM
President Obama has finally rejected the Keystone XL pipeline.