Adjustments To Alberta’s Sger To Ensure The Polluter Pays

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dc.contributor.authorVinova, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-25T17:42:46Z
dc.date.embargolift2999-01-01
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractSince 2007, Alberta’s oil and gas driven economy has been prescribed the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) policy, using market-based economic instruments to drive down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity. This research project reviews the policy assumptions that underpin the development of the SGER and tests the policy’s commitment to holding large emitters of industries more accountable by proposing the definition of large emitter be changed from individual facilities to all facilities included under a corporate portfolio within Alberta. By comparing emissions data of facilities within Alberta, I found that large multinational corporations avoided responsibility for a portion of their corporate emissions that could have been covered under the compliance options of the SGER. Quantifying these outlier emissions and converting the hypothetical funds into real world applications of wind turbines, it is evident that the government lost opportunities for further economic investment in renewable projects.
dc.identifier.citationVinova, R. (2017). Adjustments To Alberta’s Sger To Ensure The Polluter Pays (Unpublished report). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35982
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109723
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSustainable Energy Development
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Designen_US
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
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dc.titleAdjustments To Alberta’s Sger To Ensure The Polluter Pays
dc.typereport
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.scholar.levelGraduateen_US
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