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

Subject

Air & atmosphere

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

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulation is made under the Climate Leadership Act which foresees application and financial impacts of the carbon levy regime on the oil and gas sector.The text - consisting of 45 sections - deals with the following issues: carbon levy, rebates of carbon levy and biomethane credits, remittance, refund and recovery of carbon levy, registration, records, invoices, reports and returns, general matters.

Full text

English

Website

www.gov.ab.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Climate Leadership Act (SA 2016, c. C-16.9).

Legislation | Canada | 2016

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

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

Legislation | Canada | 2017 (2018)

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX