Dave Sawyer
enveco.bsky.social
Dave Sawyer
@enveco.bsky.social
New federal gov’t, new push on clean energy? But how did we get here? Check out this dynamic infographic on the 4 phases of Canadian climate policy since 2016: Rising tides, rocky shores.

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Climate Policy Tracker
Our policy tracker tracks progress on policy implementation, we’ve compiled a database of emissions reduction policies currently ...
440megatonnes.ca
May 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Alberta ELEC is illustrative. The combo of fed backstop & provincial autonomy: federal coal ban, methane & pricing backstop sets ambition for AB to chart its own equivalent policy course. Minimum national standards with made-in-AB policy. A great model for oil & gas, clean elec regs, & more.
Here is the same relative change on an annual basis:
March 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Reposted by Dave Sawyer
Not the first time the Cdn oil/gas industry proclaimed a commitment to CO2 reductions when a policy mandate seemed inevitable, then backed off. When climate led in polls from 2007-9 they supported emissions trading, but when the economy turned, so did they.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Oil sands show signs of giving up on carbon capture
By calling this week for the federal government to end its industrial carbon pricing system, oil-and-gas executives signaled a lack of faith in the carbon-capture technology they’ve long touted as key...
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Reposted by Dave Sawyer
Here's a roundup of @climateinstitute.bsky.social's research on large-emitter trading systems (aka industrial carbon pricing) in Canada, and their importance for emissions reductions and competitiveness. climateinstitute.ca/reports/the-...

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Canada’s large-emitter trading systems
Large-emitter trading systems (LETS) are Canada’s most important climate policy for driving emissions reductions, protecting industry ...
climateinstitute.ca
March 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
According to the PBO, those incredibly dim money managers in Calgary's office towers (sarcasm, they are anything but) would rather cut production and lose $670 per tonne rather than invest in technology to reduce emissions. My thoughts: www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...
Impact Assessment of the Oil and Gas Emissions Cap
www.pbo-dpb.ca
March 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
February 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hello, is this thing on…
January 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM