Climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is a major world challenge. Western Canada is home to the Canadian oil and gas industry, which is Canada’s largest industrial sector. Canada is the world’s 4th largest oil producing nation and the 5th largest in natural gas. Much of Canada’s oil and gas production comes from the province of Alberta. Canada’s 2023 GHG emissions were 694 MT and the oil and gas sector was responsible for 30%. Oil and gas producers must do their part if Canada is to achieve its Net Zero goal.

Alberta has extensive underground reservoirs that make it the perfect place to employ CCS technology. Canadian companies are world leaders in CCS. By returning GHGs to places deep under the earth, where hydrocarbons have safely been stored for millions of years, Alberta can become a “Blue Energy” powerhouse that produces oil and gas products that the world needs in a low GHG-intensity manner.

But key questions must be asked: How quickly can this be done? What will be the cost?

This website’s purpose is to track the progress of key CCS projects in western Canada.

Would you like to see information about:

1. An Overview of CCS development in Canada.

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2. Successful CCS projects already operating in western Canada.

For more information see the “Projects” page by clicking on the top right corner of this page

3. The progress of CO2 storage hubs being developed in Alberta together with associated CO2 capture projects.

For more information see the “Hubs” page by clicking on the top right corner of this page

4. The latest on the PATHWAYS ALLIANCE CCS project.

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(Note: For Alberta/Federal MOU discussion see “2025 Developments” at bottom of page 6)

For more information on Canada’s clean energy policies, CCS and DEFINITIONS used in this website, see the “Resources” page by clicking at the top right corner of this page