Alberta is asking the federal government for $30 billion in funding to explore carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies. At a news conference on Monday, Premier Jason Kenney said a robust investment in CCUS technologies are necessary for Canada to reach the federal government's target of net-zero. "We have been world leaders in the (CCUS) technology … [and] we're at risk of falling behind if we don't up our game. "I think that this government has a lot of work to do, and it's their work — it's not the federal government's work, it's their work — and they just haven't been doing it." Chris Bataille, a researcher with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, says carbon capture should be shouldered by companies, not taxpayers.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2021 23:15 UTC