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In her recent editorial board meeting with CBC News, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek conceded that energy transition “sometimes comes with a lot of pain and angst.”
It also comes with a lot of politics in oil-rich Alberta.
Gondek offers one vision for Alberta’s energy future. Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party (UCP) offer a competing view.
Gondek’s sights are set on decarbonizing Calgary’s economy, touting the city’s new clean energy tech accelerator aimed at helping bring big oil and gas
