Environment, Forest Fires and Weather

[policyenthusiast]

Federal government departments meet their 2025 climate target​

As a nation Canada might not be meeting its national climate targets, but the federal government is exceeding its own internal greenhouse-gas-reduction goals.

In an update Monday, the government of Canada said carbon pollution from its operations is down by 42.5 per cent below 2005 levels.

This exceeds Ottawa's 40 per cent reduction target and represents a slashing of 1.024 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

 

[policyenthusiast]

ATCO blames Alberta power policies as it devalues wind and solar projects by $408M​

One of Alberta’s biggest and most venerable companies is declaring a $408-million hit to the value of its wind and solar projects in the province, and is largely blaming the Smith government’s electricity system reforms for being “detrimental” to investment in renewable energy.

ATCO Ltd.’s power subsidiary Canadian Utilities reported the devaluation of its roughly $1 billion in Alberta renewable energy assets in a recent financial disclosure.

It says that policy changes to the transmission network have forced the company to heavily curtail the output of its major wind turbine project in southeast Alberta — and adds that a looming overhaul of transmission rules stands to harm that and other renewable projects even more.

The company may pursue “legal recourse” if negotiations and lobbying efforts fail to modify the government’s system reforms, the Feb. 26 company management discussion report states.

“The company believes the changes in policy, and resulting uncertainty for large infrastructure investment, is detrimental to the government of Albertaʼs stated objectives to promote investment in the province of Alberta,” the document states.

 

[bodsbods9090]

Whoa...weren't they big supporters of the UCP too?

I could be wrong...

 

[policyenthusiast]

Whoa...weren't they big supporters of the UCP too?

I could be wrong...

You are correct, both financially and politically.

Part of the reason that them saying they're considering legal action is absolutely bonkers. We might get some actual reform out of this.

 

[David A]

You are correct, both financially and politically.

Part of the reason that them saying they're considering legal action is absolutely bonkers. We might get some actual reform out of this.

Maybe not bonkers. Didn't threatening legal action work for the foreign coal company that wanted to mine the eastern slopes?

 

[policyenthusiast]

Maybe not bonkers. Didn't threatening legal action work for the foreign coal company that wanted to mine the eastern slopes?

They'll have to go through Corb Lund first. Which probably isn't very hard.

 

[policyenthusiast]

ICLR forest fire forecasting webinar:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/...5ef7c208@f0bba0be-265b-4bd2-9b7f-b4c235d5afa9