Climate Change Alberta

• Oil and gas here to stay for ‘decades’ despite demand for green energy: Alberta energy minister

  Energy Minister Sonya Savage said Western democracies have been exclusively focused on climate change to the detriment of energy security, reliability and affordability.

  Environment

  Mar 11, 2022
  
• Alberta’s COP26 representative says province isn’t alone in facing climate challenge

  Steve MacDonald, who heads a provincial agency that funds carbon-reducing technology, is one of Alberta's two official representatives at the global conference.

  Environment

  Nov 9, 2021
  
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• New map shows which parts of Canada lag on believing in climate change

  Those in Alberta — and to some extent Saskatchewan — are less likely to believe that the planet is warming due to human activity, a group of researchers has found.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2019
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• Climate activist Greta Thunberg heading to Alberta

  The 16-year old climate activist shared on social media that she's coming to Alberta.

  Environment

  Oct 13, 2019
• City of Calgary hiring climate change planner; councillor questions timing

  Calgary’s mayor is defending a decision to hire a city planner specializing in climate change policy as one councilor is criticizing the move in light of deep cuts to the budget.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2019
• Alberta solar rebate program showing no signs of renewal

  There were 948 projects left unapproved when the rebate program's funding ran out, 24 of those were for non-profit organizations.

  Economy

  Aug 16, 2019
• Climate change report warns of more extreme weather events in Alberta

  The report highlights two recent extreme weather events in Alberta, the 2013 floods across southern Alberta and the Fort McMurray wildfires in 2016.

  Environment

  Apr 2, 2019
• Alienated: Alberta project seeks to find common language on climate change

  The project — supported by 75 organizations including government, foundations, universities, churches and industry — is attempting to find a way for different people to at least talk, if not agree.

  Environment

  Mar 3, 2019