ottawa Pauses Clean Electricity Regulations Amid Alberta Deal, Eyes Carbon Pricing
Ottawa’s clean electricity regulations’ days are numbered in Alberta, after Prime Minister Justin trudeau and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed their memorandum of understanding last week.
The federal government suspended the regulations meant to rein in Canada’s worst polluter, but it hasn’t explained how it is going to ensure the country’s climate goals will be met.
Carbon pricing, though, is expected to play a dominant role.
The federal electricity regulations were supposed to have the biggest impact in Alberta, displacing nearly 214 million tonnes of pollution. That’s equivalent to removing the tailpipe emissions from more than 49 million cars.
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