The proposed regulations are similar to those announced in recent days by the United States and are designed to help Canada reach and exceed its 2030 target of slashing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by at least 75 per cent below 2012 levels.
Two years in the making, GTI launched Veritas in February this year, as “a set of standardised, science-based, technology-neutral, and measurement-informed protocols built to assemble methane emissions inventories that are verified by direct field measurements.” [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 7]
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Nearly a third of U.S. natural gas production is being certified under a responsibly sourced gas standard. Proponents think regulatory action could spur greater demand for lower-emissions gas.
A cluster of clean tech firms that got their start in Calgary are growing their operations south of the border as a proposed policy shift in the United States provides a big growth opportunity.