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The Alberta government launched two key advisory panels soon after taking office: one to review climate change policies, the other to look into oil and gas royalties. Both were campaign cornerstones of Rachel Notley’s NDP, which promised to stop — as they put it — the dithering of previous governments on these global, but also Alberta-centric, issues. The timelines of both are condensed; both are focused on issues connected to energy, environment and the oilsands that will affect Alberta’s reputation around the world, so it’s easy to confuse the two. Here are basic facts to help keep things straight.

What are the two reviews and their mandate?

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Climate change review:

Launched in June on the same day the province announced it would hike its carbon levy to $30-per tonne in 2017 from its existing $15-per-tonne levy on large industrial emitters, the climate change review aims to help clean up Alberta’s tarnished environmental reputation. It will provide advice — not firm numbers or emission targets — on how to price carbon, how to grow the renewable energy sector, such as wind or solar power, how to promote energy efficiency for individuals and companies, and how to reduce the province’s reliance on coal-fired electricity.