Sentences with phrase «alberta emissions cap»

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First, Trudeau had to work with the NDP government in Alberta to twin his plan for a national price on carbon with its provincial plan and with its idea to put an emission cap on the oil sands.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has committed to capping oilsands emissions at 100 megatonnes / year.

He noted the federal - provincial climate agreement will limit any impact on greenhouse gases because Alberta has set a cap on oil sands emissions.

The report claims the emissions cap included in Alberta government's climate change plan will cost Canada's oil sands industry $ 250 billion and is the latest in a concerted effort by conservative opponents of the NDP to undermine its flagship policy.

Overly optimistic projections of future oil supply, which are much higher than the latest NEB projections and don't consider the Alberta government's cap on oil sands emissions imposed by its Climate Leadership Plan.

Hughes also found that no new pipelines are actually needed if Alberta keeps its promise to cap oil sand growth and emissions at 100 megatons a year.

But oil prices are now critically low, Alberta has capped on oil sands emissions, and industry analysts worry about a pipeline overbuild.

Under the Alberta carbon emissions cap, oil sands production will be allowed to grow by 53 per cent above 2014 levels.

British Columbia and Alberta have already introduced modest carbon taxes; Ontario and Quebec have embryonic cap - and - trade systems that allow polluters to buy and sell a limited number of emissions permits.

At the same time, Alberta now has an ambitious climate plan that includes a carbon tax and hard cap on oil sands emissions.

Alberta's climate change strategy includes a tax on carbon, a cap on oilsands emissions, a phasing out of coal - fired electricity and an emphasis on wind power.

It's been nearly a year since Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced an ambitious set of policies to cap oil sands emissions, phase out coal - fired power generation and implement an economy - wide carbon tax in Canada's «dirty» province.

Yesterday, the Alberta government released a plan with three main areas of focus: phasing out coal - fired electricity generation by 2030; implementing the carbon tax in two phases; and capping oilsands emissions at 100 megatonnes.

Of the provincial legislation currently in place in Canada, Alberta's baseline - and - credit system most resembles Canada's federal Turning the Corner plan, with a modest cap, availability of emissions offsets, and a technology fund to which firms can contribute at a rate of C$ 15 per ton CO2e.

The oilsands are Canada's fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, but Trudeau has said that his decisions to approve the Trans Mountain project was part of a «trade off» to persuade Alberta to put a cap on the pollution from the oilsands and participate in a national climate change strategy.