Author of the article: Lisa Johnson
Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Premier Jason Kenney announced, from Edmonton on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, that Alberta is returning to Step 1 of the four-step framework to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 provincewide. Photo by Chris Schwarz /Government of Alberta
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The Alberta government and the country’s largest oil and gas lobbying group say a gap in Ottawa’s planned carbon capture tax credit will be counterproductive in reducing emissions.
The federal budget, released Monday, includes the promise of major tax credits for carbon capture utilization and storage projects (CCUS) beginning in 2022, including hydrogen production, with the aim of reducing emissions by at least 15 megatonnes every year.
By The Canadian Press on April 21, 2021.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Jason Nixon, minister of Environment and Parks after being sworn into office, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 30, 2019. Town council from the largest municipality in Nixon s constituency is concerned over the province s consultation plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. – A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon’s backyard wants broader consultation over the government’s plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.
On Tuesday, the community of Rocky Mountain House voted to send a letter to the United Conservative government asking for a more extensive evaluation of its proposal to dramatically expand the industry. Talks would go far beyond what has so far been offered.
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There’s one sure-fire way to anger Albertans promise us one thing and then renege on the promise.
In the midst of the rage over an extremely ill-considered plan to throw open the eastern slopes for coal mining, we were promised an independent process to provide advice to government on the future of coal. From the terms of reference, we have learned it’s not about an open, unfettered opportunity to tell the UCP government of our concerns about water contamination, of diverting water to wash coal, the reality of recreation, fish and wildlife and sustainable business losses, a real concern over human health, the inability to reclaim or restore mined areas and the overarching issue of climate change. Rather than discussing whether or not coal mining is a good idea, it is about the “where, when and how” of development.
On carbon capture, federal budget delivers promise, if not funds
There was disappointment in Alberta when the federal budget didn’t put a lot of cash on the table for carbon capture and storage projects. But what Ottawa is promising has potential, if it s done properly, says business commentator Deborah Yedlin.
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Once deemed too expensive, carbon capture and storage is now seen as crucial to meeting world s climate goals
Posted: Apr 20, 2021 12:03 PM MT | Last Updated: April 20
Shell Canada s Quest carbon capture and storage project at the Scotford Upgrader north of Edmonton. Carbon capture is seen as a critical tool to meet the world’s climate targets, says business commentator Deborah Yedlin.(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)
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