Western premiers are taking a stand against the Trudeau government's plan by 2050 to cut oil and gas by 75%..Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Saturday she is standing up for the province against the fed's plan to cut oil and gas and Canada's net-zero mandates..“Not only are the contemplated federal targets unconstitutional, they create investor uncertainty and are extremely harmful to the Alberta and Canadian economies," Smith said..On Saturday, Smith released a statement and said she was "disappointed" to read comments federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault made to a reporter about his intention to see the federal government impose a net-zero electricity mandate on all provinces for 2035 and that he continued to reference Ottawa’s planned de facto oil and gas production cut..“I was also alarmed to read the minister’s belief that oil and gas production is likely to be reduced by 75% by 2050," Smith said..“This belief does not align with any credible forecast of future world energy consumption, which continues to see oil and gas dominating the energy supply mix for decades to come..Guilbeault said in the interview that fossil fuels must be phased out "no later than 2050.".Ottawa will soon table regulations for a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Oil and gas production will also be affected according to Guilbeault..During the interview, Guilbeault said the numbers broadly point in the same direction: "We will likely go from around 100 million barrels of oil per day to something like 25-30 million barrels per day — a 75% reduction."."If it wasn’t clear before, it is now," Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said,."The Trudeau government doesn’t want to just reduce emissions in our energy sector, they want to completely shut down our energy sector," Moe said.."This will devastate our economy and kill thousands of jobs. With the full support of the NDP, of course.".Smith said instead of seeking ways to sow investor uncertainty and reduce support for Canadian energy globally, the federal government should focus on partnering with Alberta.."Investing in our national energy sector to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 while simultaneously increasing energy production, jobs and economic growth for Canadians," Smith said..“Further, if the minister is truly committed to reducing emissions around the world, he should busy himself with assisting Western Canada to replace emissions from coal, wood and dung in Asia and Africa with clean Canadian LNG.".Smith noted this would result in the lower worldwide emissions "he claims to want."."His referenced planned phaseout of Alberta’s oil and gas sector will only result in higher net worldwide emissions, along with serious poverty and energy insecurity in Canada and abroad," Smith said..“Alberta will not recognize any federally imposed emission-reduction targets for our energy and electricity sectors under any circumstances unless such targets are first consented to by the Government of Alberta.."Nor will Alberta recognize any right of the federal government to legislate or regulate in this exclusive area of provincial jurisdiction, or any area of shared constitutional jurisdiction, without the explicit approval of Alberta.".Smith then had a message for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau..“As we commence the federal-provincial working group on aligning Ottawa’s climate efforts with Alberta’s emissions reduction and energy development plan, I hope the prime minister will instruct his involved ministers to respect the rights and jurisdiction of all provinces on this and other related matters," Smith said.."To do a more effective job of building investor confidence in Canada’s oil and gas sector as profitable, certain and the most environmentally responsible on Earth. Because it is.”
