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It wasn’t that long ago that Alberta and Canada, used to “hide” from climate conferences, said Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips Monday. Now, Alberta hosts them.

Phillips was speaking at a news conference at the launch of the three-day Cities and Climate Change Science Conference.

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When the government was elected in 2015, Alberta had a reputation as an environmental laggard, she said.

“Now, we’re leaders,” she said.

Alberta is one of the only oil-producing jurisdictions in the world with a price on carbon — and the only one with a cap on emissions from its largest source of supply, Phillips said.

The province is continuing to take steps toward achieving 30 per cent of Alberta’s electricity generated by renewable sources like wind and solar. The government also continues to phase out coal-fired pollution, which has been a real issue for Edmonton and west of Edmonton, she said.