Alberta’s energy industry has been using the technology for more than 20 years as a method of producing oil from depleted fields. That means Alberta has the current technology and experience needed for wider-scale implementation. We also know CCS has the potential to significantly reduce Alberta’s industrial GHGs—particularly in the oil sands. Research shows the province’s geology is well-suited for storage. Three Alberta scientists who contributed to the United Nations report agree our geological formations are stable and storage sites are protected by impermeable rock that can trap carbon dioxide underground. Moving forward, the Alberta government has set up a.
