Risky climate policy

Why governments do the energy sector no favours with a status quo approach

August 28, 2014
Op-ed
Published in Oilsands Review (September 2014)

The future of the oilsands industry depends in part on the sector’s ability to convince customers and critics it is serious about being a responsible corporate citizen and reducing carbon pollution. Given what’s at stake — pipeline proposals, social licence and the long-term viability of a fossil fuel industry in an increasingly carbon-constrained world — it’s worth exploring what’s gone wrong with Alberta’s approach to managing emissions to date, and how the oilsands industry could chart a more competitive course.

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Oilsands review article cover pageThis article originally appeared in the September 2014 issue of Oilsands Review.