Reaction to the Alberta-Ottawa agreement on carbon pricing, pipeline plans
Critics say the delayed target will postpone major oilsands emissions cuts for 15 years while a carbon capture deal remains unresolved.
- On Friday, the federal and Alberta governments announced plans to raise the province's industrial carbon price to $130 by 2040, with officials stating a new West Coast oilsands pipeline could break ground by September 2027.
- Remaining unresolved is the Pathways carbon capture project, the final outstanding item from the November energy accord, as analysts warn emissions hit an all-time high in 2025 and will continue rising for 15 years.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said the plan provides industry "certainty needed to plan, invest and deliver" projects, positioning Canada as a "global energy leader and a trusted supplier" of lower-emissions energy.
- British Columbia Premier David Eby condemned the move as a "surrender to the oil and gas lobby," while Pembina Institute executive director Chris Severson-Baker argued that 2040 is "too late" for meaningful carbon pricing.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the deal as rewarding "bad behaviour," while opponents argue no project threatening southern resident killer whales could constitute "nation building" in a sustainable Canada.
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Reaction to the Alberta-Ottawa agreement on carbon pricing, pipeline plans
CALGARY - Shovels could hit the ground on a new West Coast oilsands pipeline as early as September 2027, the federal and Alberta governments said Friday, after they announced a
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