Climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) has become the modern world’s greatest challenge. Western Canada is home to the Canadian oil and gas industry, which is by far our country’s largest industrial sector. Alberta is the province where much of Canada’s oil and gas production occurs. It is important that both energy producers and the province do their part to help achieve Canada’s Net Zero goal by 2050.

Carbon Capture and Storage is an important tool that must be employed to eliminate emissions from Canada’s energy industry. Alberta has extensive underground reservoirs that make this province the natural place to employ CCS technology. Canadians must continue to be world leaders in developing clean energy technologies, including CCS. By returning GHG emissions to places deep under the earth, where hydrocarbons have safely been stored for millions of years, Alberta can evolve into a “Blue Energy” powerhouse that produces low GHG-intensity energy products that the world needs. But key questions must be asked: How quickly can this be done? What will be the cost?

The purpose of this website is to track the progress of western Canadian CCS projects.

Topics covered in this website are:

1. The evolutionary path for western Canada’s energy industry Learn More

Update for May 2024 events Learn More

2. CCS technology – Why we need it Learn More

3. Discussion of successful CCS projects already operating in western Canada.

For more information click “Projects” at the top of this page

4. The progress of CO2 storage hubs being developed in Alberta together with associated CCS projects.

For more information click “Hubs” at the top of this page

For more information on CCS and Definitions used in this website, click “Resources” at the top of this page