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Alberta, Ottawa Reach 'Agreement-in-Principle' on Methane Emissions
Alberta will regulate methane emissions if it achieves a 75% reduction from 2014 levels by 2035, replacing overlapping federal rules to lower costs, under a federal-provincial deal.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced an "agreement in principle" on methane emissions, allowing the province to assume regulatory control over the greenhouse gas.
- This accord stems from a Memorandum of Understanding signed last year, which envisions federal support for a one-million-barrel-a-day pipeline to the Pacific Coast in exchange for environmental concessions.
- Under the proposal, Alberta aims to cut emissions by 75 per cent below 2014 levels by 2035, while committing to take "the necessary corrective actions" if third-party analysis reveals excessive emissions.
- Canadian Climate Institute president Rick Smith praised the deal as an "important approach to reinforce policy ambition," though the Pembina Institute criticized Alberta's reliance on self-reported industry data.
- Two further provisions regarding an industrial carbon-pricing regime and a CO2-capture project remain unresolved; Smith noted these negotiations are constructive, though they likely will not meet the April 1 deadline.
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Ottawa and Alberta Reach Agreement to Lower Methane Emissions in Oil and Gas Sector
Alberta has reached a tentative agreement with Ottawa to reduce methane emissions from its oil and gas sector as part of a deal to get a pipeline to the West Coast. Under the new agreement-in-principle, Alberta will continue regulating methane under its existing system and reduce methane emissions to 75 percent below 2014 levels by 2035, the province said in a March 25 news release. The province said its methane emissions have already dropped mo…
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