“This is the day we do our part”.
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Trudeau will then travel to Paris for a meeting with French President François Hollande to discuss the climate-change conference, CETA, the situation in Syria, the migration crisis in Europe, and undoubtedly the recent terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Further, the Climate Plan will promote energy efficiency and add value to provincial resources through investments in technological innovation.
Yes, it’s the fastest-growing source of emissions in Canada, but in the global context it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, which is why remarks such as former USA vice-president Al Gore offered Sunday should be kept in context. “Continued expansion of oil sands and similar unconventional fuels in Canada and beyond is incompatible with limiting climate warming to a level that society can handle without widespread harm”, they wrote.
“In Iowa, where coal generation provided 70% of MidAmerican Energy’s electricity generation as recently as 2000, 57% of their retail energy load could be powered by wind generation by the end of 2017”, said Thon. The plan includes an economy-wide carbon tax of $20 per tonne of carbon-dioxide emissions starting in 2017, rising to $30 in 2018.
Trudeau said in his meetings at the G20 and APEC last week he was encouraged to use Canada’s clout within the Commonwealth to encourage some of its members to join the climate fight.
Mitchelmore, who is stepping down from her role at year-end, called the Alberta announcement “historic” and said it makes her proud to be Canadian. To protect the competitiveness of Alberta’s core industries, the Climate Panel has recommended the allocation of emissions credits for industrial emitters.
What are the key components? While the Climate Plan has created significant chatter, the devil is in the details and many ambiguities remain. By 2030, renewable energy sources will comprise up to 30% of Alberta’s electricity production. They also expect to implement a planning framework titled “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Shortly after taking office in May, Notley ordered the creation of a commission to devise climate policy recommendations before the global climate talks. “Our transmission system will be ready to deliver on a renewable energy future for all Albertans”.
For many decades, a conservative government ran Alberta, which stronglysupported the oil and gas industry.
Liberal spokeswoman Kate Purchase also confirmed to The Sun that the new government won’t change the policy.
Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair welcomed the Trudeau government’s new tone on climate change but warned that words have to be backed by real action.
Next on the agenda for Trudeau after Malta is the Paris COP21 climate summit aiming to forge a global agreement to curb climate change, which starts on Monday.
In the meantime, Alberta’s new plan gives the Canadian delegation something concrete to trumpet at the Paris summit.
How does Alberta’s strategy stack up with the other Canadian provinces? “We are all now working together to realize the full value provided by the oil and natural gas industry, including jobs, economic benefits and government revenues in a way that addresses the challenges associated with climate change”.
“Even though it means that their costs are going to be a little bit higher than they would have been in the absence of doing nothing, I think there was probably a recognition that doing nothing wasn’t an option”, he said. “Will renewables be incentivized above and beyond the carbon levy (tax)?”
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Net effect on carbon emissions from a similarly revenue-neutral carbon tax sham imposed in British Columbia years a go: Zilch.
