Alberta's Energy Future in Carbon Capture and Storage: A Comparative Analysis of CCS Legislation

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorMcKenzie, Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorLancashire, Megan
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-28T22:11:47Z
dc.date.available2016-09-28T22:11:47Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractThe interest in climate change policy by governments is greater than it has ever been before. With two Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects set to be in operation in Alberta by 2015, it is a good time to examine and evaluate the legislation that these projects will be operating under. By undertaking a qualitative cross-jurisdictional analysis, this report determines the best practices that exist within the written CCS legislation of other states when compared to Alberta’s law. By examining CCS legislation passed in Wyoming, Kansas, Montana and the States of Victoria and Queensland in Australia an understanding of the positive and negative elements of the written CCS legislation in Alberta is formed. In order to understand where the Albertan legislation fails, the report address three policy problems that currently sit within The Carbon Capture and Storage Amendments Act. These are: 1. Payments into the Post Closure Stewardship Fund 2. Monitoring Measurement and Verification (MMV) Plans 3. Time frames for the transfer of liability The report concludes that Kansas’ coverage of fees is preferable to look at for CCS in Alberta, the State of Victoria has the most comprehensive MMV plans to learn from and, that Montana’s time frames for the transfer of liability will ensure a smoother transition once liability is taken over by the government. Knowledge sharing from other jurisdictions is vital to determine where Alberta’s laws fall flat. In order to ensure that legal coverage for the sequestration of CO2 in Alberta is undertaken properly it is important that the Government of Alberta correct these policy issues in order to ensure a well-functioning legal environment is in place.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationLancashire, Megan. (2013). Alberta's Energy Future in Carbon Capture and Storage: A Comparative Analysis of CCS Legislation ( Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30123
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51616
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentThe School of Public Policyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Graduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.titleAlberta's Energy Future in Carbon Capture and Storage: A Comparative Analysis of CCS Legislationen_US
dc.typereporten_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Lancashire, Megan.pdf
Size:
434.05 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.84 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Master of Public Policy Capstone Projects
Graduate Capstones