alberta burns more coal than rest of canada combined
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Alberta burns more coal than rest of Canada combined. Electricity generation from coal in Canada in 2010 ( GWh ) Source: Statistics Canada. http:// policyschool.ucalgary.ca /sites/default/files/research/energy-literacy- survey.pdf. Alberta Electricity Generation. 2011. 2006. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Alberta burns more coal than rest of Canada combined
Electricity generation from coal in Canada in 2010 (GWh)Source: Statistics Canada
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http://policyschool.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/research/energy-literacy-survey.pdf
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Source: Alberta Electric System Operator
2011
2006
Alberta Electricity Generation
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Coal Plants in Alberta
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Federal GHG regulations allow last coal plant to operate
unmitigated until 2062
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Coal emissions in Alberta
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Estimating damages
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-09-12/html/sor-dors167-eng.html
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Estimating damages
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Source: Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (2012) Report on 2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2010 industrial GHG emissions in Alberta
Climate change is a health problem
“Climate change could be the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.”
The Lancet Medical Journal (2009)
“By 2030, the direct cost to health is expected to be between US$2 and US$4 billion per year.”
World Health Organization (2012)
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Total costs
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Recommendations
• Alberta’s electricity market does not account for health and climate costs– Renewables and other low carbon
technologies not competing on a level playing field
• Federal regulations phase out conventional coal by 2062– Alberta can do better– GHG action will have health co-
benefits