Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is replacing a renewable energy development moratorium with what appears to be a de facto ban, turning the province into one of the few jurisdictions on Earth frustrating the growth of clean, cheap power.
While the sustainable jobs act moves through the House of commons, Canada’s largest labour organization and an Alberta-based think tank have set their sights on what comes next.
Alberta's premier told the audience at the Pembina Institute's Climate Summit that their support for wind and solar was "fantasy thinking." But as the International Energy Agency's latest forecast shows, she's the one living in a dream world right now.
Based on the projects that were lined up before the Alberta government’s moratorium on renewals, an additional $170 million to $250 million in revenues could bolster municipal budgets in just a few years.
Ontario’s auto sector has a chance to cash in on North America’s growing market for electric buses and electrifying the province’s school buses is a strong place to start, say Pembina Institute analysts.
Alberta's seven-month moratorium on renewable energy development has stalled 118 projects representing $33 billion in investments, a new analysis shows.
Everyone knew Danielle Smith was skeptical of wind and solar and their demonstrated ability to deliver low-cost, zero-carbon electricity. But few imagined she'd sacrifice jobs and investment in her own province to prevent it from being built.