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Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation (Alta Reg 255/2017).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Alberta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Climate change Air quality/air pollution Transport/storage Emissions Policy/planning Data collection/reporting Special fund Research Enforcement/compliance Environmental standards Emissions trading Credit Pollution control Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Regulation comes into force on 1 January 2018.
Abstract

The present Regulation, consisting of 41 sections divided into five Parts and completed by two Schedules, provides for the enactment of the Climate Change and Emissions Management Act. Part 2 establishes the output-based allocation for a facility; duty to not exceed output-based allocation; determination of net emissions Assigned Benchmarks; etc. Part 3 specifies the Emission Offsets, Emission Performance Credits and Fund Credits (including: Emission performance credits; Fund credits; Use of emission offsets; No right to emission offsets). This Regulation applies to the following facilities: a) facility that has total regulated emissions of 100,000 tonnes or more in 2003 or a subsequent year; b) an opted-in facility. Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a), if a facility other than an opted-in facility first has total regulated emissions of 100,000 tonnes or more in 2018 or a subsequent year, this Regulation does not begin to apply to the facility until the year after the year in which the facility first has total regulated emissions of 100,000 tonnes or more. Schedule 1 lists Specified Gases and Schedule 2 specifies Established Benchmarks for Products.

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.alberta.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act (SA 2003, c E-7.8)

Legislation | Canada | 2003 (2020)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Climate change, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Administrative Penalty Regulation (Alta Reg. 140/2007).

Legislation | Canada | 2007 (2015)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental standards, Climate change, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Specified Gas Reporting Regulation (Alta. Reg. 251/2004).

Legislation | Canada | 2004 (2019)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Climate Leadership Regulation (Alta. Reg. 175/2016).

Legislation | Canada | 2016

Keyword: Climate change, Emissions, Emissions trading, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Air quality/air pollution, Polluter pays principle, Tax/levy, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX