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Pathways had requested that the federal government cover 75% of the cost. As of 28 October 2023, the federal government confirmed that their offer of 50% tax credits towards the building costs of CCS plants is already "robust" and would not be increased. The
Alberta government were in discussion with Pathways with regard to the provincial financial supports to the oil and gas industry's potential CCS project.
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Alliance members had requested increased financial support in 2022 and 2023 from the Alberta government and the federal government before "greenlighting construction" of the $ 16 billion CCS network that they say would cut "22 million metric tons of emissions by 2030". In 2022,
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will decrease and the WCS price will increase as oil production expands. The report also said that the pipeline expansion will result in an increase in
Canadian oil production—which in effect means Pathways Alliance members—in 2024 and 2025 to an estimated total representing more than the total
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Pathways Alliance with the Competition Bureau, alleging that the consortium had "been running a misleading advertisement campaign to influence federal regulations and manipulate public support for oil sands development."
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