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Alberta has emerged as the leading jurisdiction in Canada for renewable electricity investment by 2024. [113]: 32 The province has made significant strides in transitioning towards renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainability. This shift is evident in Alberta's Renewable ...
The electricity policy of Alberta, enacted through several agencies, is to create an electricity sector with a competitive market that attracts investors, while providing consumers with reliable and affordable electricity, as well as reducing harmful pollution to protect the environment and the health of Albertans, according to their 2022 website.
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is a quasi-judicial, independent agency regulating the development of energy resources in Alberta. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the AER's mandate under the Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA) is "to provide for the efficient, safe, orderly and environmentally responsible development of energy resources and mineral resources in Alberta.” [1]
In their June 17, 2021 final report, the joint provincial-federal review panel composed of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) denied Benga Mining's application for the Grassy Mountain Coal Project because of significant adverse environmental effects.
The goal was to replace 30% of all electricity generation in the province with renewables by 2030. [2] By December 2022, Alberta had made progress towards reaching the 30% by 2030 target ahead of schedule. [2] According to AESO, in 2017, 59% of Alberta's electricity generators were still using coal; renewables only accounted for 10%.
Commissioner Steve Allan submitted his 657-page final report to Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage on July 30. [6] It was released to the public on October 21, 2021. In his report, Allan said of the environmental groups investigated by the inquiry, "No individual or organization, in my view, has done anything illegal.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Lee, who has served 14 years in the Senate and sits on the Judiciary Committee, was considered a top candidate for attorney general before Gaetz was chosen and could ...
Among the legislation adopted during the first session of the 30th Legislature, An Act to Repeal the Carbon Tax (Bill 1) repealed the Climate Leadership Act and its carbon levy, Bill 2 amended the Employment Standards Code and the Labour Relations Code to change how overtime hours are calculated from time-and-a-half to straight time, reduced the minimum wage for workers aged 13 to 17 to $13 an ...