Statement by Stephen Legault, Senior Manager, Alberta Energy Transition
Canmore | Traditional territories of the Treaty 7 Nations – Denying the link between fossil fuels, CO2, and climate change will only hurt Alberta and its future economic well-being. 97 per cent of the planet’s climate scientists agree that climate change is a global catastrophe resulting in disastrous extreme weather such as floods, famine, drought, and uncontrolled wildfire.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Environment Minister Rebecca Shultz have allowed this demonstrably wrong belief to go unchallenged, becoming the Alberta United Conservative Party’s (UCP) default stance on climate change.
By denying the reality of climate change, the UCP government ignores one of the main economic drivers for energy transition.
The question to Premier Smith is: will she disavow this resolution and instead embrace the challenge of addressing climate change, while embracing rather than disregarding the economic opportunity presented by global energy diversification?
Background
- The UCP Governance and Policy Resolutions for debate can be found at https://www.unitedconservative.ca/agm-2024/ and by clicking on “Resolutions for Debate”
- For information on the global scientific consensus on climate change, visit https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/scientific-consensus/.
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