On December 16, 2020, the Government of Canada released the
ydrogen Strategy for Canada(Strategy). The government has identified
hydrogen as a critical part of its path towards achieving the goal
of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, affirming that the
development of low-carbon hydrogen is a strategic priority for
Canada over the next 30 years.
This ambitious strategic blueprint for the development of the
hydrogen economy seeks to position Canada as a world leading
exporter of hydrogen by 2050. The Strategy outlines Canadian
specific business opportunities and challenges, recommends the use
of a mix of feedstocks (water, natural gas, petroleum, biomass), as
well as industrial by-products available in various regions of
Government of Canada’s Department of the Environment published a proposed rule titled Clean Fuel Regulations. The proposed rule addresses Canada’s concerns in achieving its net-zero emissions by 2050 under the Paris Agreement.
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On December 18, 2020, Environment and Climate Change Canada
(ECCC) released a draft of the Clean Fuel Regulations (Regulations). The
proposed Regulations are intended to complement the federal carbon
tax regime to help meet Canada s greenhouse gas reduction
commitments under the Paris Agreement.
The CFS is the result of ongoing consultation efforts with
stakeholders over the past four years, and will be open for public
comment until March 3, 2021.
The draft Regulations have several changes from the iterations
detailed in past discussion documents. We have previously written
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The development of a Canada-wide clean fuel standard took a
major step forward on December 19, 2020, with the federal
government s release of draft Clean Fuel Regulations which,
once finalized, will come into force in December 2022.
The Clean Fuel Regulations will apply to producers or importers
of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and light and heavy fuel oils
(referred to as primary suppliers ). Each fuel type is
assigned a lifecycle carbon intensity value, expressed in grams of
carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy
(gCO
2e/MJ), which is meant to represent the emission
[co-author: Kenryo Mizutani - Articling Student]
The development of a Canada-wide clean fuel standard took a major step forward on December 19, 2020, with the federal government s release of draft Clean Fuel Regulations which, once finalized, will come into force in December 2022.
The Clean Fuel Regulations will apply to producers or importers of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and light and heavy fuel oils (referred to as primary suppliers ). Each fuel type is assigned a lifecycle carbon intensity value, expressed in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO
2e/MJ), which is meant to represent the emission intensity of such fuel throughout its entire lifecycle. The carbon intensity values serve as a baseline, against which primary suppliers will be required to make annual reductions. Beginning in 2022, each primary supplier must reduce the carbon intensity of the fuels it produces or imports by a minimum amount that increases each year, starting at 2.4 gCO