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Speaker Information
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Speaker Session:
Legal Perspective on Energy Infrastructure Policy in Alberta
Michael will explore how Alberta’s shifting political and regulatory environment impacts the development of energy infrastructure projects. He’ll offer strategies for navigating legal complexity while focusing on project goals.
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Turning Waste into Flight: Portage Energy’s Innovative Approach to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Discover how Portage Energy is transforming Alberta’s waste landscape through groundbreaking landfill mining. This presentation will explore how the company extracts carbonrich materials from landfills and converts them into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating new value from legacy waste. Learn about the technology behind the process, the policy landscape supporting this innovation, and the potential impact on both the energy and aviation sectors.
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Data centers: Is Alberta the promise land?
Following the release of ChatGPT, data centers have completely upended the entire energy industry — from natural gas demand to power markets. And behind the data centers are tech companies, many of them with bold climate goals looking for ways to grow capabilities in AI while minimizing their environmental impact. Alberta has cheap natural gas, engineering talent and a workforce that cares about sustainability. Will we benefit from the data center boom?
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Policy Insights and Considerations
Alberta is unique within Canada from an economic and emissions profile perspective. This demands a tailored approach to Alberta's economy to ensure emission reductions are achieved while not impacting the economic growth of our economy. Since 2007, Alberta has implemented its industrial emissions policy achieving significant reductions while enabling economic growth and ensuring the competitiveness of our industry. Alberta's current TIER system will be outlined in addition to some of the potential areas where changes may improve the system moving forward based off stakeholder feedback.
Alberta has also made significant progress in reducing emissions through its innovative approach to methane as well as significant funding programs over the years.
