Alberta is now trying to attract new met coal production. Globally there is growing interest and tech for low carbon steel production to reduce/replace coal use in steel making - eg http://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/GGSD2019_Steel%20and%20Cemement_Final.pdf (via @bataille_chris). https://twitter.com/CBCOlivia/status/1263827776450236419

If the goal is truly attracting investment there is significant potential to use AB's core strengths to advance low carbon steel production technologies, for example with hydrogen. Companies like @voestalpine are even actively looking for partners.

(And why yes I did take/drag my family to Stahlwelt “steel world” on our last visit to extended family)

And as @bcshaffer observed - this was apparently a 2 step process to open up these areas, first with the - until now - head scratching decision to de-list a bunch of parks. https://twitter.com/bcshaffer/status/1263855083206275072?s=20

Down the rabbit hole now, but this coal policy revision was being discussed by lobbyists with GoA as early as Feb

https://twitter.com/thewayisgreen/status/1263863566131593222?s=20

now can we add potential coal resources to the map?

previous image from - looks like quite a lot of bit coal in that overlap region if I'm reading this correctly
http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_5_ed/eng/economic/resourceindustries/mcr4053.jpg