Energy

Renewables & Alternatives

Jan

19

2019

Saturday Morning at the Law School Public Lecture : Canada’s New Energy Regulator and Pipelines

The Canadian Institute of Resources Law (CIRL)

Jan 19 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

The Canadian Institute of Resources Law invites you to attend a free public lecture on:

“Canada’s New Energy Regulator and Pipelines”

More information and Eventbrite registration for this session of Saturday Morning at the Law School will be available soon. Read more about Saturday Morning at the Law School Public Lecture : Canada’s New Energy Regulator and Pipelines

Location

Room 3360

Murray Fraser Hall (MFH), Faculty of Law University of Calgary

Calgary , AB

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Pipelines

Dec

17

2018

Alberta’s REP auction: Smart policy delivers good news

Pembina Institute reacts to Renewable Electricity Program announcement

Source: Pembina Institute

CALGARY — Binnu Jeyakumar, Director, Clean Energy at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Government of Alberta’s announcement on this year’s competitive procurement process for renewables: Read more about Alberta’s REP auction: Smart policy delivers good news

Electricity Generation & Transmission

Renewables & Alternatives

Dec

14

2018

Come on Alberta, we can do better!

Source: Environmental Defence

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In a blog post, Environmental Defence's Joshua Buck urges Albertans to "do better" and take action in support of stronger regulations on methane emissions: Read more about Come on Alberta, we can do better!

Conventional Oil & Gas

Oil Sands

News & Announcements

Dec

13

2018

Policy Briefing: Achieving methane reductions through carbon pricing in Alberta

The Pembina Institute's Jan Gorski and Duncan Kenyon has published a policy briefing on achieving methane reductions through carbon pricing in Alberta: Read more about Policy Briefing: Achieving methane reductions through carbon pricing in Alberta

Briefs & submissions

Dec

13

2018

New report from Environmental Defence shows that Alberta’s carbon levy is consistent with a strong economy

The carbon levy is funding popular energy efficiency programs and needed infrastructure

Source: Environmental Defence

Business & the Environment

Economics

Renewables & Alternatives

Energy Conservation

Dec

10

2018

Canada’s Oil and Gas Companies Weakening National Climate Plan While Expanding Production, Says New Report

Federal Government Must Double Climate Targets And Curtail Oil Expansion To Limit to 1.5°

Source: Environmental Defence

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Katowice, Poland—A new report released today at COP 24 shows oil and gas emissions in Canada are rising and that oil and gas companies in Canada are systematically weakening and delaying Canada’s climate plan and further climate ambition while reaping more federal subsidies and continuing to increase oil production. Read more about Canada’s Oil and Gas Companies Weakening National Climate Plan While Expanding Production, Says New Report

Clean Air Strategic Alliance

Conventional Oil & Gas

Oil Sands

Nov

27

2018

Call for Delegates: Clean Air Strategic Alliance Board of Directors

Initiative:

Board of Directors

Position:

Alternates (3), NGO Industrial, NGO Rural, NGO Urban

Application Deadline:

5 Dec 2018

The Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) is a multi-stakeholder organization made up of representatives of industry, government, and environmental organizations which develops and recommends strategies to assess and improve air quality in Alberta. Detailed information on CASA is available on their website. Read more about Call for Delegates: Clean Air Strategic Alliance Board of Directors

Atmosphere

Read the full op-ed in the CBC's Opinion section Read more about Op-ed: The federal government's carbon pricing plan will eliminate Alberta's hard-earned climate gains

Nov

15

2018

Op-ed: The federal government's carbon pricing plan will eliminate Alberta's hard-earned climate gains

Joe Vipond

An op-ed from AEN member Dr. Joe Vipond on the federal government's proposed carbon-pricing policy for the electricity sector:

Sadly, the current federal pricing plan will eliminate many of these gains, and likely make things even worse. Climate and health will once again be jeopardized by coal combustion, at a time when cheap, emission-free alternatives exist. We need to embrace the future of climate action, not cling desperately to the past.

Electricity Generation & Transmission

Nov

06

2018

Op-ed: Hold energy industry responsible for clean-up costs

Read the full op-ed in the Edmonton Journal Read more about Op-ed: Hold energy industry responsible for clean-up costs

An op-ed from Joshua Buck, Alberta climate program manager at Environmental Defence, on the $260-billion unfunded environmental liability in the oil and gas sector in Alberta:

Albertans have had a long-standing and mutually beneficial bargain with the oil and gas industry. Basically, the deal was, the companies can take Albertans’ resources, practically for free, but in exchange, they’ll create high-paying jobs for Albertans. They’ll create the conditions for a strong economy, low taxes, and a high quality of life.

But it looks like we have been duped. Because there was another, hidden part of the deal: massive clean-up costs that the companies aren’t able to pay. Costs that will likely be left to Albertans to pay, long into the future.

Source: Edmonton Journal (November 6, 2018)

Economics

Conventional Oil & Gas

Oil Sands