The Alberta Government introduced Bill 20, the Climate
Leadership Implementation Act, on May 24, 2016. The
Bill proposes a carbon levy on fuel consumption and marks the
Government's first step towards executing Alberta's Climate
Leadership Plan. Additional legislation aimed at eliminating
emissions from coal-fired electricity generation, capping oil sands
emissions and reducing methane emissions is still pending.
Currently, the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation remains
in full force and effect.
Bill 20 proposes two new statutes, the Climate Leadership
Act and the Energy Efficiency Alberta Act, while also
making minor, corollary amendments to three existing pieces of
provincial legislation. The proposed legislation passed its first
reading in Parliament and will become law upon receiving Royal
Assent.
