Carbon Competitiveness Incentives Archives - Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future

Notley needs new narrative for Alberta carbon tax, poll shows. She has plenty of stories to tell if she chooses to tell them

July 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Carbon pricing will give oil sands producers competitive advantage in new markets, funds diversification into petrochemicals, basis of “carbon for pipelines” deal with Trudeau Yet another poll shows that Canadians hate carbon pricing – cap-and-trade, [Read more]

Oil companies cautious, Pembina supportive of new Alberta plan to lower GHGs from large emitters

December 8, 2017 Markham Hislop

Average cost of Carbon Competitiveness Incentives will be $.50/b and 92-95% of production will pay under $1/b – Pembina The Alberta government released the Carbon Competitiveness Incentives (its replacement for the large emitter program) this week [Read more]

Alberta’s new Carbon Competitiveness Incentives program ‘makes too much sense’ – economist

December 7, 2017 Markham Hislop

Replacement for large emitter tax is combination of carbon levy, output-based allocations, $1.4 billion innovation fund After months of consultations and public hints, the Alberta government finally unveiled the Carbon Competitiveness Incentives program. This is [Read more]