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The Notley government is set to introduce long-awaited legislation that will detail how the province plans to carry out its sweeping climate change strategy.

Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips will table the sure-to-be-controversial Climate Leadership Implementation Act, also known as Bill 20, in the legislature Tuesday afternoon.

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The bill is expected to give the province the authority to move ahead with a number of major changes, including new taxes, rebates and other measures, aimed at cutting 20 megatonnes of emissions by 2020 and 50 megatonnes by 2030.

“I think that we’ll be able to demonstrate that Alberta is in fact now a national leader on climate change,” Premier Rachel Notley said last November while unveiling the basic blueprint of the Climate Leadership Plan.

Details revealed at the time called for a multi-pronged approach to the issue, including a cap on oilsands emissions and an accelerated phase-out of coal-fired power.