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Alberta-Ottawa agreement both improves and hobbles Canada’s most important climate policy

Andrew Patrick — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:39:12 +0000

A new federal-provincial agreement improves industrial carbon pricing in design but not in ambition — and the low price floors it establishes risk pulling down climate policy across the country.

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MOU with Alberta puts Canada’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 firmly out of reach

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:40:52 +0000

The MOU agreement’s unreasonable compromises on industrial carbon markets and clean electricity regulations, and the implications for weakening policies in other provinces, will undermine emissions reductions and Canada’s low-carbon competitiveness.

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Canada-Alberta methane agreement shows promise, with success riding on equivalency details and transparency

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:57:07 +0000

Statement from the 91ɫ��Ƭ on a new Canada-Alberta agreement-in-principle on reducing methane emissions

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Canada aims to fix industrial carbon pricing. Here’s how to make it work

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:20:11 +0000

Our team took a closer look at the federal proposal to update the benchmark using new modelling and research.

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Canada’s new oil and gas methane rules are a cost-effective policy win that’s long overdue

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:49:47 +0000

Reducing methane in the oil and gas sector is one of the cheapest ways to cut emissions and supports Canadian companies leading the charge.

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Fixing industrial carbon pricing makes sense for Alberta and Canada

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Amidst the clear flaws in the MOU between Alberta and Canada, there is an opportunity to fix industrial carbon pricing.

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Grid-scale batteries improve reliability and cut costs, but Canada has been slow to respond

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:15:37 +0000

Why battery storage is booming and how Canada can use it to its advantage.

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Alberta’s new energy MOU could kick-start a race to the bottom on climate

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:30:55 +0000

Time will tell just how slippery a slope the Alberta-Canada MOU has carved into Canada’s climate policy landscape.

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How to fix Alberta’s broken carbon market

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:47:49 +0000

Alberta and Ottawa have agreed on stronger industrial pricing, but making it real requires fixing a price crash in the market.

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Alberta’s latest changes to industrial carbon pricing make MOU commitments harder to achieve

Maëlle Martin-Richon — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:42:48 +0000

Seven days after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with federal government, Alberta changes regulations that make the $130 minimum effective carbon credit price harder to achieve

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