With apologies to Stephen Stills, we introduce our initial
bulletin on the Alberta Climate Leadership Policy announced by the
Provincial Government on November 22, 2015. As is the case with
most broad policy announcements, this much-anticipated statement of
Alberta's intent to take a new approach to the regulation of
greenhouse gas emissions did not contain all the details necessary
to comprehensively assess its potential impacts and effectiveness.
All will be revealed in due course as the regulatory changes
necessary to implement the Policy are rolled out, including a new
Carbon Competitiveness Regulation intended to replace the existing
Specified Gas Emitters Regulation.
The Policy is the result of the report and recommendations of
the Climate Leadership Panel appointed by the Government last
spring and given a mandate to review Alberta's existing climate
change policies, engage in public consultation with the public,
technical stakeholders and Aboriginal Peoples
