Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers questions at a news conference in Calgary on February 1, 2024.
The Alberta government says federal draft regulations that would require oil and gas producers in Canada to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35 per cent below 2019 levels will "lead Alberta and our country into economic and societal decline."Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers questions at a news conference in Calgary in this February file photo. She said Monday the province is considering the use of 'every legal option' to push back against the emissions cap.
An advertisement tied to the Alberta government's 'Scrap the Cap' campaign adorned the front page of the Calgary Herald on Oct. 15. "I think most Canadians — even those that aren't my biggest fans — would agree that it's not OK for a sector to not be doing its share, and that's mostly what this regulation is about," Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault told The Canadian Press.Reaction from the oil and gas industry came quickly after the draft regulations were made available.
Pathways Alliance CEO Kendall Dilling is pictured in a file photo from September 2024. In a statement, Dilling said several independent analyses have shown that the cap would have a 'a significant, negative impact on Canada’s economy.' The plan is doable through a combination of methane abatement measures in the oilsands, such as carbon capture, efficiency improvements and solvent technology, McKenzie said.
"There's an incentive for the oil and gas sector to prepare for that and to be cleaner, and that's to say nothing of the negative impacts of unmitigated climate change as well, which also have a cost to Canadians," she said.Mixed reaction to cap
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