Climate Change Policy
What do governments need to do to keep climate change to a manageable level? Much has been written on the subject and you can find stuff in print and websites galore that will tell you all about that. It’s important to know because in order to address climate change governments – and not just individuals – must take action. Below are just a few references.
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Alberta’s 2008 Climate Change Strategy. Environment Alberta, 2008. (U:)
A 50% reduction from 2050 levels by 2050. Or a 14% reduction from 2005 levels by 2050. However you express it, it’s embarrassing.
Download it from the Environment Alberta website by clicking here.
A Discussion Paper on the Potential for Reducing CO2 Emissions in Alberta 1998-2005 (Executive Summary), Alberta Energy, 1990.
A discussion paper put together by Alberta Energy almost twenty years ago when there was some will to address the problem. The Ministry’s research suggests Alberta could have reduced its carbon emissions by 7.3% from 1988 levels by 2005. Sadly, this report was ignored and the Energy Efficiency Branch, which produced it, was shut down. download
Energy…Free Trade and the Price We Paid, by Larry Pratt. Parkland Institute: Edmonton, Alberta, 2001. (U:)
Greening the Grid: Powering Alberta’s Future with Renewable Energy, by Jeff Bell and Tim Weis. Pembina Institute: Drayton Valley, Alberta, 2009.
Don’t think renewables are viable yet? Here’s cause to think again. A number of our interview subjects made reference to this report demonstrating how Alberta could move from 70 percent coal to 70 percent renewables in twenty years. This would put us well on track with international greenhouse gas reduction targets with respect to electricity generation in the province. Download from Pembina
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IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4): Mitigation of Climate Change (download)
United Nations Climate Change Conference Website (COP15)