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Alberta to Submit Pipeline Proposal Amid C$130 Carbon Deal

4/29/2026

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Canada and Alberta expect to finalize a carbon-pricing deal at C$130 per ton in two weeks, replacing the C$20-C$40 range since May 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will back a pipeline to British Columbia if Alberta raises the carbon price and oil-sands firms join C$16.5 billion Pathways project.
Alberta will submit its pipeline proposal by July 1, seeking an oil-sands agreement, though Pembina Institute’s Janetta McKenzie warned project cannot proceed without Pathways progress.

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Canada and Alberta expect to finalize a carbon-pricing deal at C$130 per ton in two weeks, replacing the C$20-C$40 range since May 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will back a pipeline to British Columbia if Alberta raises the carbon price and oil-sands firms join C$16.5 billion Pathways project.
Alberta will submit its pipeline proposal by July 1, seeking an oil-sands agreement, though Pembina Institute’s Janetta McKenzie warned project cannot proceed without Pathways progress.