Alberta's New Democrats would do more to bring alternative energy projects on line and slow down the pace of development, said party leader Brian Mason Friday.
Speaking at an Edmonton community centre, Mason promised to impose hard caps on greenhouse gas emissions to protect the environment for future generations.
Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason announced his party's environmental platform at an Edmonton community centre Friday.
(CBC)
"This is about building a community that will benefit not just us, but our children as well," Mason.
The NDP is advocating a three-pronged approach to reduce CO2 emissions.
- Fast track and invest in green energy such as wind power.
- Slow the pace of energy and industrial development.
- Impose aggressive, hard caps on emissions with stiff penalties for companies that exceed the target.
The NDP plan does not say when the caps would be imposed, but says details will be worked out with the companies and community groups.
But Mason said there is much that can be done in the meantime.
"We can bring in standards for vehicle emissions standards similar to Quebec and California, and we would do that. There are enough wind projects that have been held up by red tape in Alberta too, but Alberta's greenhouse gas emissions by 12 per cent," he added.
Under the Conservative party's environmental proposals, it will be 12 years before there is any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the province. The Liberal plan would cap emissions within five years.
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