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How Alberta's Industrial Heartland can drive economic growth while helping reduce emissions
Energy Examined
English - April 27, 2022 22:39 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBBusiness News News Technology canada energy ghg climatechange drilling fracking greenhousegases hydraulicfracturing naturalgas offshore Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: How 16 First Nations bought a pipeline in B.C.
Central Alberta is home to one of the world's leading hydrocarbon processing regions with $45 billion in capital investment, supporting 30,000+ jobs.
Mark Plamondon is Executive Director of the Alberta Industrial Heartland Association. He discusses some of the diverse opportunities for the area, including how world-leading carbon capture infrastructure and readily available oil and natural gas feedstocks can drive growing value for Canada's energy resources: reducing emissions associated with refining and petrochemicals, while taking advantage of emerging markets for hydrogen and battery production.