In Canada, Alberta imposes restrictions on renewable energy

Last year, this province led by an ultra-conservative Prime Minister had already temporarily halted the approval of new major projects while they assessed their reliability and their impact on the landscape and the electricity network.

Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, clarified that new projects will no longer be allowed on prime agricultural land and that a 35-kilometer buffer zone will also be put in place around certain landscapes.

“We must ensure that we do not sacrifice our future agricultural yields, tourism dollars or breathtaking landscapes to accelerate the development of renewable energy,” Ms. Smith said, calling them “intermittent and unreliable ".

Alberta produces more than 80% of Canada's total oil production, notably through the exploitation of tar sands.

The province, like its neighbor Saskatchewan, opposes the climate policies implemented in recent years by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Alberta has notably entered into a standoff with the government over the Canadian bill aimed at a “clean” electricity network by 2035.

To oppose the federal government, the province used for the first time its "sovereignty law" which allows its provincial government to ignore federal laws it considers harmful.