Before the meeting Smith said Ottawa can either get on board Alberta\u0027s plan for getting to net\u002Dzero emissions by 2050, or can get out of the way
“I’ve never been somebody who takes those kinds of polar positions. You know, we clearly are interested in moving forward with electricity regulations to see a clean grid, because we think that underpins the economy in the future. We have committed to a cap on oil and gas emissions. But there are lots of different ways to do that. There are flexibilities and how you design it.
Smith said she instead proposed a bilateral working group be set up immediately between Ottawa and the province to work on ways to incentivize carbon capture and other emissions-reducing infrastructure for the fossil fuels and electricity sectors. The group would also set “reasonable and achievable milestones” to reduce emissions in those sectors through to 2050, she said.
She said scrapping the jobs transition plan was a “non-negotiable condition” of Alberta investing more for carbon capture and storage in the oilsands. On Monday Smith’s concerns about that bill seemed to have mostly vanished, including because of the name change. She said calling it a just transition “set the expectation of phasing out oil and natural gas workers completely.”
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