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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Nia Williams

Alberta offers to work with Canadian govt on carbon capture incentives

FILE PHOTO: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Provincial and Territorial premiers gather to discuss healthcare in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canada's Alberta province on Thursday offered to collaborate with the federal government to incentivize carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) investments, as long as Ottawa refrains from introducing climate policies that impact the oil and gas sector without Alberta's consent.

In an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said those policies included a proposed oil and gas emissions cap, Just Transition legislation and clean electricity regulations.

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