.maxfawcett: The ‘just transition’ act won’t cost Alberta jobs — but Danielle Smith might
That spiral will only accelerate if Alberta can’t get its act together. Like Texas, Alberta has an oil and gas industry that needs to reduce its emissions and a physical geography that makes carbon capture both possible and potentially profitable. And while the federal government isn’t offering incentives quite as generous as those proffered by the Biden administration, it has already putup for grabs.
Ironically, this could actually be what ends up costing Albertans their jobs — not the federal plan to invest in training and education but the provincial government’s unwillingness to accept and embrace reality. Smith and her proxies in the Postmedia pundit class can continue to pretend the long-awaited “just transition” legislation is a nefarious plot to eliminate oil and gas, kill hundreds of thousands of jobs and reduce Alberta to penury. But indulging in this self-serving theatre means wasting valuable time that could be going towards actually managing the energy transition, and ensuring both Alberta and Canada are as well-prepared and positioned for it as possible.
Danielle Smith says she's fighting the"just transition" in order to protect Alberta jobs. So why is she saying and doing things that could end up costing thousands of them? @maxfawcett writes for @NatObserver Rest assured, American states like Texas and Louisiana will be more than happy to eat our lunch here. But in time, Albertans may be less pleased about Smith’s decision to serve it up to them on a platter.
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