Ottawa and Edmonton cement manufacturer sign preliminary deal on carbon capture

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He said the size of the federal contribution is still being worked out under details of the carbon capture tax credit, announced in the recent federal budget.

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“The budget contained a number of tax credits to work out with the company,” Champagne said. “(We need) to see exactly what the amount that would be attributable to the tax credit so we can finalize our contribution.”

The company said the facility would make the plant carbon neutral and it would be the first of its kind in North America.

The project would store the equivalent of carbon produced by 300,000 passenger cars a year, the company said. The carbon dioxide would be piped underground and stored at a facility near Wabamun, Alta., just west of Edmonton.

It is projected to employ more than 2,000 people in the province over the project’s three-year construction period.

Cement manufacturing is a significant source of greenhouse gases, responsible for about seven per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2023.

The Canadian Press