Climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is a major world challenge. Western Canada is home to the Canadian oil and gas industry, which is Canada’s largest industrial sector. Much of Canada’s oil and gas production comes from the province of Alberta. Canada is the world’s 4th largest oil producing nation and the 5th largest in natural gas. Canada’s 2023 emissions were 694 MT and the oil and gas sector was responsible for 30% of those GHGs. Oil and gas producers must do their part if Canada is to achieve its Net Zero goal.

Alberta and other western Canadian provinces have extensive underground reservoirs that are the natural place to employ CCS technology. Canadian companies are world leaders in developing CCS. By returning emissions to places deep under the earth, where hydrocarbons have safely been stored for millions of years, Alberta can evolve into a “Blue Energy” powerhouse that produces the oil and gas products that the world needs in a low GHG-intensity manner. But key questions must be asked: How quickly can this be done? What will be the cost?

This website’s purpose is to track the progress of key CCS projects in Western Canada.

Topics covered in this website are:

1. An Overview of CCS development in Canada Learn More

2. Successful CCS projects already operating in western Canada.

For more information click “Projects” at the top of this page

3. The progress of CO2 storage hubs being developed in Alberta together with associated CCS projects.

For more information click “Hubs” at the top of this page

For more information on Canada’s clean energy policies, CCS and Definitions used in this website, click “Resources” at the top of this page