Proposed Clean Fuel Regulations gets feedback from Renewable Energies Canada
March 5, 2021
It recommends:
Maintain the proposed timeline with publication of final regulations by the end of 2021 and early action credit generation immediately upon publication of final regulations. The full regulations should come into force by December 2022.
Release all available details of the ECCC Life Cycle Analysis model to enable early action by obligated parties and investments by low-carbon fuel producers.
Reduce regulatory burden by confirming an aggregate recognition of U.S. and Canadian farming practices as sustainable. Simplify farm-level declarations in jurisdictions where there is aggregate recognition of sustainability.
Remove barriers to blending higher levels of biofuel including ethanol (E15 – E85) and accelerate adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).