The green energy transition was not sustainable prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has roiled global energy markets, and it’s even more untenable with the doubling down on the transition announced by many countries as a solution to the energy crisis, according to a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.
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The federal government announced plans to develop guidance that will require proponents of new oil and gas production projects subject to a federal impact assessment to demonstrate that they will have "best-in-class" low-emissions performance.
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Ottawa released its long-awaited Emissions Reduction Plan this week. A voluminous 271 pages, the plan charts the government’s path for climate policy to 2030.
March 30, 2022, 12 AM MDT
During the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) 2022 Spring Convention held earlier this month, Premier Jason Kenney told delegates those oil and gas companies that have not paid their property taxes must do so, and his government will work with the rural municipalities to make sure that happens.
March 30, 2022, 5:01 AM MDT
An energy sector industry alliance developed to work collectively with government to cut greenhouse gas emissions says the federal government’s new Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) presents an “ambitious challenge” to all Canadian industries.
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The Saskatchewan oil and gas sector is in bounceback mode after some tough years and the future looks promising for both industry and the province, says Bronwyn Eyre, minister of Energy and Resources.
March 28, 2022, 6 AM MDT
Energy policies in most Western democracies have focused almost exclusively on climate change and emissions reductions, losing sight of how vital energy security and affordability are, says Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage.
March 28, 2022, 12 AM MDT
The governments of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Alberta have agreed to a joint strategic plan outlining the path forward on small modular reactors (SMRs).
March 28, 2022, 10:20 AM MDT
The Saskatchewan government announced $300,000 in funding for the Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence (COE) to support two projects to help advance the growth plan goal of growing Indigenous participation in the province's natural resource sector.
March 28, 2022, 10:26 AM MDT
The Canadian government has launched consultations to seek input from the provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, industry, and interested stakeholders to inform the design of tougher regulations to achieve at least a 75 per cent reduction in methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 2030.
March 25, 2022, 10:53 AM MDT
The federal government is looking to strengthen its chances of reaching its greenhouse gas emission (GHG) targets through a new program that finances emissions-reducing projects.
March 24, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, which concluded operations in late 2019, is an example of an organization that aimed to depoliticize the carbon-pricing debate with non-partisan, academically-rigorous research and evidence, says a newly-released Positive Energy report from the University of Ottawa.
March 24, 2022, 2:37 PM MDT
The Saskatchewan government is forecasting $867.5 million in oil and natural gas royalties for the 2022/23 fiscal year, off from the $888.8 million forecast for the previous fiscal year.
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Incoming oil and gas sector emissions reduction targets should be coherent with national targets of a 40-45 per cent reduction by 2030 and be made legally binding, the Net-Zero Advisory Body said in a submission to Ottawa on Monday.
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Although the vast majority of oil and gas operators in Alberta pay their property taxes, there are a few that continue ignoring tax payment obligations, which is having a “significant impact” across the province, says Paul McLauchlin, president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA).
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