Joint Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Alberta-Federal MOU

Six climate and clean energy organizations are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to resolve the Alberta-federal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on energy and climate policies. The letter emphasizes that the failure to meet the April 1 deadline is stalling industrial investment and hindering Canada's transition to a low-carbon economy. The organizations identify three critical unresolved areas: the need for a minimum effective TIER credit price of $130 by 2030, the removal of barriers to wind and solar deployment to meet rising electricity demand, and the implementation of methane regulations that are equivalent to federal standards.

• The lack of resolution on industrial carbon pricing, specifically the commitment to a minimum effective TIER credit price of $130 by 2030, is delaying tens of billions of dollars in industrial investment across Western Canada.
• Alberta's current market reforms and provincial red tape are insufficient for the widespread deployment of wind and solar energy needed to meet increasing electricity demand and ensure long-term energy security.
• Methane regulations published by Alberta on March 27 do not provide emissions reductions equivalent to federal regulations and therefore cannot support the 'outcomes-based equivalency agreement' mentioned in the MOU and the March 25 agreement-in-principle.

APA

Severson-Baker, C., Doran, R., Gray, T., Rotman, D., Fuller, P., & Brouillette, C. (2026). Joint Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Alberta-Federal MOU. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/commentary/joint-letter-alberta-federal-mou

Chicago

Severson-Baker, Chris, Rachel Doran, Tim Gray, Daniel Rotman, Patricia Fuller, and Caroline Brouillette. Joint Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Alberta-Federal MOU. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2026. https://www.iisd.org/publications/commentary/joint-letter-alberta-federal-mou.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{seversonbaker2026joint, author = {Severson-Baker, Chris and Doran, Rachel and Gray, Tim and Rotman, Daniel and Fuller, Patricia and Brouillette, Caroline}, title = {{Joint Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Alberta-Federal MOU}}, publisher = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/commentary/joint-letter-alberta-federal-mou}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }