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Climate Change & the Environment platforms

Here's what the Alberta 2023 parties are promising.

Energy generation

We don't have any UCP policies on Energy generation.

NDP
  • Create a net-zero electricity system by 2035

Land

UCP
  • Develop a Crown Lands recreation and conservation policy together with stakeholders

    "Bringing stakeholders together to develop an integrated and streamlined Crown Lands recreation and conservation policy that expands Albertans’ ability to enjoy our province’s beauty, in a responsible way that protects our natural spaces for generations to come." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-22

NDP
  • Ban coal mining in the Rocky Mountains and surrounding areas
  • Invest $5M to support Indigenous environmental monitoring, Guardian programmes, and co-managed parks

    "With an initial investment of $5 million, we will support Indigenous environmental monitoring, Guardian programs, and Indigenous co-managed parks to enhance land, water, and biodiversity conservation and stewardship, and will also uphold Indigenous Rights under Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution by removing harmful regulations on hunting, harvesting, fishing, and gathering." — albertandp.ca, retrieved 2023-05-27

  • Increase matching funds for the Alberta Land Trust Grant Program by $25M over three years
  • Invest $40M more in parks and public lands infrastructure

    "The Alberta NDP will create more trails, campsites, playgrounds, warm-up shelters and amenities like fish-cleaning stations through an additional $40 million investment in parks and public lands infrastructure. This will bring the total investment to $250 million over three years." — albertandp.ca, retrieved 2023-05-27

Public transit

NDP
  • Begin work on the north leg of the Green Line LRT

    "The Alberta NDP is committed to supporting the Calgary Green Line LRT through an investment to begin land acquisition for the north leg of the project. Once completed, the north leg of the Green Line will extend from 16 Avenue North to 160 Avenue North." — Building a Better Future for Calgary, retrieved 2023-05-22

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions

We don't have any UCP policies on Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

NDP
  • Achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
  • Create a net-zero electricity system by 2035
  • Invest $75M to capture and reduce methane emissions
  • Report annually on progress and emissions reductions