EDMONTON—Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party (UCP) has released an emission reduction plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Emissions Reduction and Energy Development (ERED) plan includes a long list of promised actions, including modernizing the electricity system, integrating new technology, and supporting natural gas-fired generation. The province has said it expects to transition…
Alberta Releases Emission Reduction Plan, Aims to Reach Net-Zero by 2050
Notable Findings From Alberta’s Inquiry Into Foreign-Funded Campaigns to Undermine Energy Industry
Besides estimating the amount of foreign funding going to environmental groups seeking to landlock Alberta’s oil and gas, a recent report from a government-commissioned inquiry highlighted a number of other issues related to funding and transparency. The first recommendation in the report, written by commissioner Steve Allan, is to improve transparency and accountability in the…
Notable Findings From Inquiry Into Anti-Alberta Energy Funding
Besides estimating the amount of foreign funding going to environmental groups seeking to landlock Alberta’s oil and gas, a recent report from a government-commissioned inquiry highlighted a number of other issues related to funding and transparency. The first recommendation in the report, written by commissioner Steve Allan, is to improve transparency and accountability in the…
Allan Inquiry: US NGO Claimed Role in Defeating Conservative Party in 2015
October 26, 2021
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In 2016, a foreign-based organization financed by foreign-based foundations claimed the anti-pipeline campaign it co-ordinated “played a role in helping to unseat the Conservative Party in Alberta and nationally.” This finding was among the examples of political activism by environmental groups revealed in the Alberta government’s inquiry into campaigns against the province’s energy sector, released…
Alberta Inquiry Says it Has Confirmed ‘Significant’ Foreign Funding of Anti-Energy Campaign
The final report of an Alberta government-commissioned inquiry into campaigns against the province’s energy industry says it confirms the existence of “well-funded foreign interests” spreading “misinformation” to landlock Alberta’s oil and gas sector. The report, compiled by forensic and restructuring accountant Steve Allan, was submitted to the provincial government in July, and was made public on Oct….
Increasing Oilsands Investment Would Create More Jobs Than Boosting Production: Report
The oilsands are a Canadian success story and an increasingly rare example of Canadian innovation, says a report that aims to contribute to a better understanding of the oil industry.
Inquiry Into Alleged Foreign Funding of ‘Anti-Oilsands Campaigns’ Will Soon Deliver Report
Alberta’s public inquiry into the role foreign money may be playing in undermining the energy sector will deliver its report at the end of January. Accountant Steve Allan has been tasked with the inquiry’s mandate to examine “whether any foreign organization that has evinced an intent harmful or injurious to the Alberta oil and gas…
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