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Federal Clean Fuel Standard a 'flexible regulation'

By District Energy posted 12-14-2017 00:00

  

Maria Church, Canadian Biomass

Ontario Power Generation's Atikokan generating station is 100 per cent fuelled by wood pellets.

Summary

The Canadian federal government has released its Clean Fuel Standard with the aim of publishing draft regulations by late next year.

Environment and climate change minister Catherine McKenna said the standard will "give Canadians better access to clean fuels and will make a significant cut in Canada's carbon pollution."

The standard will require fuel producers, importers, or distributors to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced during any part of a fuel's lifecycle, including production, transportation to processors and end users, and when the fuel is combusted.

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