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A flare stack burns off excess gas at a processing facility near Crossfield, Alta., Tuesday, June 13, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta oil and gas sector exceeded flaring limit in 2023, data shows

Flaring volumes in Alberta have been increasing since 2016 and is expected to continue to do so.

A flare stack lights the sky from an oil refinery in Edmonton on Friday December 28, 2018. Executives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies are expected to testify before a parliamentary committee Thursday about their efforts to reduce their sector's greenhouse gas emissions.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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Canadian oil and gas CEOs testify before Commons environment committee

Canada's federal government has proposed a legislated cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, something the industry opposes.

An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emission cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane reduction could reduce Canada's non-oilsands fossil fuel production by one million barrels per day by 2030. A pumpjack draws out oil from a well head near Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Lobby group says emissions cap would cost Canada’s oil and gas sector $75B in lost investment

An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emissions cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane...

l Power’s Genesee plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. An analyst says a corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Financial, technology risks likely delayed Alberta carbon capture project: analysts

An analyst says a corporate decision by Capital Power to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of...

A survey from a clean energy think-tank says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at an announcement in Edmonton, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
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Pembina Institute report suggests little progress on Alberta’s emissions reduction plan

A survey from clean energy think-tank the Pembina Institute says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas...

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Trudeau government urged to walk the talk on climate policies

As opinion polls point to a change in power, Canada's ruling Liberals are urged to implement climate policies because "the to-do list is...

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Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values

An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration

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‘An uncertainty bomb’: Reactions to Alberta’s renewables rules

EDMONTON — Reaction is pouring in to the Alberta government’s new rules for future wind and solar energy projects. They include a ban...

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Methane emissions: Pembina Institute analysis on why measurement matters

Amanda Bryant, a senior analyst with the Pembina Institute‘s oil and gas program, writes in a blog post: “Reducing methane emissions from oil and...

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Analysis: Alberta oil and gas emissions reduction progress report   

The Pembina Institute, a Canadian think tank focused on clean energy, examines the Alberta government's progress on its Emissions Reduction and Energy Development...

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