Kenney defiantly challenges Trudeau on climate | rabble.ca
Not only does Alberta have a substantial (50 per cent) coal-fired base for its electricity, it burns Alberta-mined coal.
Notley was prepared to take the political hit for phasing out Alberta coal production, given that coal is a “worst energy source” for GHG emissions.
As part of the summer of repeal, Kenney plans to give new life to the coal industry by ending the phase-out. Veteran Alberta journalist Graham Thomson reports that Kenney has mused about reintroducing “carbon capture and sequestration,” a $2-billion Alberta initiative from 2008 that failed to generate support and was described by former premier Jim Prentice as a science experiment.