Alberta Government Announces Freeze on Industrial Carbon Price
Monday, May 12, 2025, 1:21 pm
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s administration has indefinitely frozen the industrial carbon price at $95 per tonne, choosing to keep heavy emitter costs flat despite rising environmental concerns. This bold move has sparked both support and skepticism among industry and environmentalists alike.
Alberta will keep the tax at $95 per metric ton for an indefinite time, officials said Monday. It had been scheduled to rise to $110 per metric ton next year and to $170 by 2030
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price effective immediately at $95 per tonne of emissions. She says the move is critical to keep industry competitive and defend jobs as Canada navigates a tariff fight with the United States. (May 12, 2025)
Il devait monter à 110$ la tonne d’émissions en 2026. C’est une question de compétitivité, argue Danielle Smith.
"Alberta remains committed to reducing emissions through the development and implementation of new technologies."
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price to help keep Canada's energy industry competitive and protect jobs.
Premier Danielle Smith says the move is critical to keep industry competitive and defend jobs as Canada navigates a tariff fight with the United States
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price effective immediately at $95 per tonne of emissions.
The federal consumer carbon tax is dead and buried, but the Alberta government is now setting its sights on freezing the price on the industrial carbon price in the province. The UCP government will announce Monday that it won’t increase the carbon price on heavy emitters to $110 a tonne next year…
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