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Green Oil:Clean Energy for the 21st Century?
Presentation to IPACEdmonton, 17 November MMX
Satya Brata DasPrincipal, Cambridge Strategies Inc.
Canada is the only energy superpower with an obligation of environmental
stewardship.
Environment and Economy=One Issue
The Democratic Petro-State
The American oil supply
Our Common Wealth
. . . Assets, not Debt• $47 billion
in total financial assets by March 2011 after covering the projected budget deficit
• Source: Government of Alberta Budget 2010
. . . We have the lowest taxes
Are they too low?
Source: Government of AlbertaMinistry of Finance and Enterprise
Our take from Our Oil
The Big Truth
Fossil fuels and alternative energy
Complement each other!
We have $15 trillion worth of oil sands wealth.
Let’s fund the transition to sustainable energy, starting with greener hydrocarbon production.
Alberta’s Destiny:Sustainable energy for the
world
A Green Future:Grow the Nano Economy
•Powerful application in medicine and biotechnology; energy and environment; computing and telecommunications
•Rearrange the way atoms act and behave in any form
Carbohydrate economy to complement thehydrocarbon economy using starches and sugars in crops and forests
A Green Future:The Bio Economy
A zero-waste economy in which every product and by-product is processed to optimal value
•Agriculture and wood fibre make insulation, textiles, building products, industrial papers, composite materials (even for auto parts), polymers, binders, fragrances, food wraps
•Biomass to produce electricity; synthesis gas; liquid and solid fuels.
Results?
Investment-grade feasibility study byProvince: stand-alone high speed train lineneeds fewer than two per cent of drivers toswitch to make it economically viable.
Province assembles the right-of-way;private sector builds and operates togovernment standards.
Multi-use right of way can include buried high-voltage powerlines, fibre optics, oil and gas pipelines,dedicated truck highway
A Green Future: High Speed Rail
Alberta leading in societal development
• wellness• literacy • connectivity• community• diversity• inclusion • sustainability
A Green Future:Aspirations for our society
Natural Resources Severance Tax (NRST):
• Applied to the gross value of any natural resource and;
• Measured by the market price of the resource at the first “point of sale” upon severance.
Facing up to a carbon tax
A predictable and strong stream of revenue will:
• Pay for a clean-energy economy• Accelerate the development of
low-carbon industries and;• Greatly increase investment in
renewables and alternatives.
NRST creates jobs and growth
A 5% NRST on oil at $70 a barrel, yields $7 million per day to fund the
GreenFuture.
Advantages of NRST
It’s all about social license.
Why Must the Oil Sands Go Green?
How we map public values
Understand perceptions and how choices are made (trade-off)
Measure the tenacity with which people stick to their preferences through a user friendly survey
Learn how perceptions compare and what is most important to people
Identify what people are willing to trade off to keep what matters most
Design, deliver, and/or communicate new or existing programs addressing the values of citizens
Optimize policies to create win-win solutions
- Conjoint Surveys on Albertans Values
Oil Sands Stewardship = “Social License to Operate”
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Development
Land use
Reclamation-pace
Water
Greenhouse
Ecological monitoring
Habitat
Reclamation-type
Albertan Values Mapping – Oilsands Survey 2010
No faith in our politicians
9%
4%
19%
45%
23%
Who do you trust the most to responsibly manage Alberta’s growth
Brian Mason (NDP Party)
David Swann (Liberal Party)
Ed Stelmach (PC Party)
None of the above
Danielle Smith (Wildrose Alliance)
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
. . . Or in our government
10%
25%
17%
25%
21%
2%
I am very satisfied with the Stelmach government
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
… we have no influence
30%
28%
13%
6%
2%
21%
My opinions have no influence on the government
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
And we aren’t heard
31%
30%
14%
3%
2%
20%
I am not being listened to by my provincial government
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
MPs: No Better
16%
27%
23%
22%
11%
1%
I am satisfied with the way the Alberta-based Members of Parliament, from any political party, are representing the interests of Albertans in Ottawa
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
Suite 208, Empire Building, 10080 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 1V9
(780) 420-0505
Ways to Connect
Add you thoughts on Alberta’s clean energy future @ www.GreenOilBook.com
www.CambridgeStrategies.com