Friday, May 30, 2025
Small Modular Reactors Study Released and MOU Expanded
The premiers of New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta joined virtually recently to release a study by provincial power utilities to formally welcome Alberta as…
Government of Alberta
Engaging with Albertans on coal policy development
The Alberta government has appointed an independent committee to lead a comprehensive public engagement to inform the development of a modern coal policy. The Coal…
Alberta Government Launches Circular Economy Consultations
The Alberta government is launching formal consultations to design a made-in-Alberta solution to plastic, packaging, and hazardous household waste. The provincial government is seeking ways…
Town of Banff to Convert Wood Waste to Energy
The Government of Canada is providing an investment of approximately $530,000 from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support a project that converts municipal waste into biomass…
Oil and Gas Site Rehabilitation for Indigenous Communities in Alberta
The governments of Alberta and Canada are providing $100 million of federal Site Rehabilitation Program (SRP) grant funding to clean up inactive oil and gas…
Mount Royal University Releases Toolkit to Maintain Natural Infrastructure
While municipalities tend to focus on human-made infrastructure such as bridges and roads, maintaining natural infrastructure is a growing challenge as well and crucial for…
Clean Energy Funding Opportunities Through Alberta’s TIER System
The Alberta government is spending $50 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system to grow the clean-tech industry and cut emissions.…
New Green Infrastructure Funding for Alberta Communities
The governments of Canada and Alberta, with the support of municipalities or other community organizations, will provide more than $107.5 million to complete eight green…
Innovative Environmental Research at University of Calgary Receives Support
The Alberta government is supporting research at the University of Calgary that will help advance new energy and environmental technology. The University of Calgary has…
New Legislation to Guide Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta
The Province of Alberta is uniquely positioned to become “cleaner and greener” as it attracts investment in the emerging geothermal industry thanks to its abundant…
Flood Mitigation and Watershed Restoration for Alberta Communities
The Alberta government is spending $53 million from the industry-supported Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund to support flood mitigation projects, watershed restoration projects…
TIER Fund to Support Industry Emission Reduction Programs
The Alberta government is investing a substantial $750 million from its Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund, which is funded by large industrial facilities, to…
Alberta Invests in AI to Support Emissions Reductions
Alberta’s government is supporting artificial intelligence and machine learning, with $9 million in funding for the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). The funding includes $4…
Alberta investing in new conservation projects
The Alberta government has announced support for new conservation projects. Up to 125 jobs will be supported in conservation-related activities, including seed gathering and tree…
Alberta Investing in Cleantech to Reduce Emissions and Create Jobs
The Alberta government is investing $10 million into three projects through the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system which came into effect on January…
Alberta Invests in 20 New Projects to Reduce Emissions
The Government of Alberta is providing $58 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) to reduce emissions and to create jobs in the natural gas sector.…
Environmental Reporting to Resume Early in Alberta
The Government of Alberta announced that environmental reporting temporarily paused by government during the provincial public health emergency will resume on July 15, 2020 –…
Flood Mitigation Funds for Alberta’s Bragg Creek
Additional funding for berms in Alberta’s Bragg Creek will help ensure the community is protected against flooding while supporting economic recovery. The province of Alberta…
Emissions Reduction Alberta Calling for Proposals for New Challenge
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is currently calling for proposals for its Food, Farming, and Forestry Challenge through the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Fund.…
Alberta Approves Expanded Electronics Recycling Pilot
Through a two-year $43 million pilot project, the Alberta government is kick-starting an expanded electronics recycling project that will help municipalities divert more reusable material…
Alberta Energy Regulator’s Appointments to Stabilize Governance
Seven industry experts were appointed to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) board of directors to help stabilize its governance and leadership on economic and environmental…
Expanded Role for Alberta’s Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity
On March 24, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced that Dale Nally has been sworn in as Alberta’s Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity.…
Quest to Work with Alberta Communities on Energy Resilience
On January 28, 2020, QUEST, a national non-government organization, launched the Planning for Resilient Energy Infrastructure in Alberta project. This one-year project will assist municipalities…
Alberta to Integrate Carbon Pollution Pricing for Large Emitters in 2020
Effective January 1, 2020, the federal pollution pricing fuel charge will apply in Alberta. The Government of Canada is taking action to make sure that…