Alberta Freezes Carbon Pricing on Industry Indefinitely

Alberta Freezes Carbon Pricing on Industry Indefinitely
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference during a meeting of premiers in Toronto on Dec. 16, 2024. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images
Noé Chartier
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Alberta will not be increasing its carbon pricing on industry, Premier Danielle Smith has announced, saying the cost for businesses has become “too high to bear.”

“What we have heard from industry is that any further increases to the industrial carbon tax past $100 per tonne would be detrimental to their businesses and would diminish their competitiveness in the market,” Smith said in a press conference in Edmonton on May 12.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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