Pipeline Agreement Draws Mixed Reaction in Alberta as Questions Remain over Route, Investors and Climate Concessions
The agreement loosens Alberta’s carbon-pricing commitments and sets a path for construction to begin as early as Sept. 1, 2027.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an 'implementation agreement' linking federal pipeline support to Alberta's adjusted climate commitments.
- The deal scales back Alberta's carbon pricing, setting new targets of $115 per tonne by 2030 and $140 per tonne by 2040, saving companies an estimated $240 billion by 2050.
- Construction could begin as early as Sept. 1, 2027, with oil potentially flowing by 2033 or 2034; Smith noted a southern route is now on the table alongside northern options.
- Heiltsuk chief Marilyn Slett stated 'no project, no route' would proceed without Indigenous support, as Coastal First Nations leaders reiterated opposition to rescinding the heavy oil tanker ban.
- Energy Minister Adrian Dix recently called a southern route a 'positive shift,' yet Greenpeace Canada's Keith Stewart warned against confusing oil company interests with public benefit.
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Environmental advocacy organizations are speaking out against the federal government’s newest deal with Alberta to weaken climate goals and expedite the construction of another oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. “With today’s announcement, Prime Minister [Mark] Carney is taking a sledgehammer to one of the last remaining pillars of Canada’s climate plan,” said Caroline Brouillette, executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, in a Friday (M…
Pipeline agreement draws mixed reaction in Alberta as questions remain over route, investors and climate concessions
A proposed new oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast is drawing mixed reaction in Alberta, where some see the agreement between Ottawa and Alberta as a long-awaited economic boost while others remain skeptical the project will ever be built.
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