Alberta also talking emissions-intensity

From today's National Post. The good news - Alberta says it will set mandatory greenhouse gas emissions targets. The bad news - they will be emissions intensity targets, not absolute targets. As I mentioned earlier today, emissions intensity targets don't guarantee absolute limits to our emissions, just less emissions per unit of GDP/barrel of oil/what have you. The second problem here is the issue of redundant targets. There is no need for Alberta to have its own targets, unless they want to be more or less stringent than the feds. Given the Alberta government track record, I'm guessing this move is meant to ensure lower targets for Alberta industry. That, or its just a chance to claim credit for something the feds are putting in place anyway.

Link to NP story