Global, National and Provincial Climate Change Commitments Air & Waste Management Association, Canadian Prairie & Northern Section May 3, 2016 Shan Pletcher, P.Eng, MBA Alberta Climate Change Office

OVERVIEW – Climate Commitments Global COP21 and the Paris Agreement National Canada’s COP 21 Commitment The US / Canada Agreement Provincial Alberta’s GHG Actions to Date Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan Opportunities for Great Innovation

Global – Universal Climate Agreement COP21 Event and the Paris Agreement The 194 Country Commitment “legally binding” Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) Side Event’s Technology Solutions

21st meeting of Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (Nov 30 – Dec12, 2015)

COP 21 Agreement by Canada Adopted December 12, 2015 Limit temperature rise 'well below' 20C (with ambitions for a limit of 1.50C) 2. Helping poorer nations 3. Publishing greenhouse gas reduction targets (ie., INDC) 4. Carbon neutral by 2050?

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution INDCs - voluntary public pledges by countries to cut carbon pollution to avoid 2.70C warming Canada published INDC May 15, 2015 committed to reducing emissions 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 Canada’s emissions in 2006 – 2014 decreased by 0.6 per cent annually (CBC News Dec. 16, 2015)

Side Events and Pavilions Nov 30 – Dec12, 2015 in PARIS

Side Events and Pavilions Technologies on Vehicle Emissions

OVERVIEW - Nationally Canada’s COP 21 Commitment The US / Canada Agreement – March 10, 2016 Significant reductions in Methane emissions Collaborate on emission standards for vehicles

Alberta GHG Emissions in Context of Canada units million tonnes CO2e

Alberta’s GHG Regulation since 2007 Specified Gas Emitter’s Regulation Large Facilities more than 100,000 t CO2 e/year Emission Intensity Reduction of 12% from 3 year historic baseline Compliance options Physically reduce intensity of facility Purchase ‘Tech Fund” Credits at $15/tonne Purchase Offset Credits Purchase Emission Performance Credits

Provincial – Present and The Future Alberta’s GHG Actions to Date Specified Gas Emissions Regulation (SGER) Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan 4 Key Elements

Climate Review - Advisory Panel Chair: Dr. Andrew Leach Panel members: Angela Adams, Stephanie Cairns, Linda Coady, Gordon Lambert Mandate: Lead engagement with Albertans, stakeholders and Indigenous communities to inform recommendations to government on a new climate policy approach. The Panel submitted their report to the government in November.

Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan Key Elements and Commitments: Carbon Pricing combustion fuel pricing product / sector-based performance standards Revenue recycling Electricity coal emissions phase out renewable generation Oil Sands annual emissions limit from sector Methane reduction from oil and gas sector

Carbon Pricing - Combustion Fuel Application: Transportation and heating fuels Fuels produced and used on site at small oil and gas facilities (not captured by performance standards) will be exempt until January 1, 2023 Price: January 1, 2017 January 1, 2018 $20/tonne $30/tonne

Carbon Pricing - Performance Standards Application: All facilities emitting 100,000 tonnes CO2e or more annually Performance standards by product / sector (shift from site-specific historic baselines reduction requirement) Improves transparency and allows benchmarking of performance within and outside Alberta Compliance flexibility remains Price: Currently January 1, 2016 January 1, 2017 January 1, 2018 $20/tonne $30/tonne SGER – 15% Reduction 20% Reduction Performance Standards

Electricity Climate Leadership Plan Commitments: Phase Out of Emissions from Coal Generation - zero emissions from coal-fired power by 2030 Renewable Generation - 30 per cent of total generation by 2030

Alberta Emission Sources (Source: Environment Canada) Oil Sands Why focus on an oil sands emissions cap ? Because the oil sands sector is under international scrutiny and are the industry expected to experience the greatest amount of emissions growth within Alberta and Canada. 267 Mt (2013) 320 Mt (2030) Alberta Emission Sources (Source: Environment Canada)

Methane Management Climate Leadership Plan commitments: Reduction of 45% of methane from oil and gas by 2025 (from 2014 levels) Requirements at existing and new facilities

Methane Management Why focus on methane from oil and gas? Oil and gas sector account for almost 70 percent of provincial methane emissions Reducing venting and fugitives are some of the most cost effective means to reduce GHG emissions from oil and gas sector What about methane reductions in other sectors? Methane reductions from other sectors will be driven either through the performance standard approach at large facilities Actions to reduce methane emissions will be incented in the agricultural and waste sectors through carbon offsets protocols

Opportunities for Great Innovation Reduced transportation emissions Renewable energy generation Better energy storage Energy efficiency

Questions? Alberta Government email: shan.pletcher@gov.ab.ca Shan Pletcher, P.Eng, MBA, EP(GHG) Alberta Climate Change Office Alberta Government email: shan.pletcher@gov.ab.ca