AreaCanada
Commodity GroupBiofuels
CommodityBiodiesel
Date01/12/2017
Policy CategoryRenewable energy
Policy InstrumentBiofuel policy
DescriptionPublished a regulatory framework outlining the scope and key elements of a national standard for clean fuels, with a focus on reducing carbon intensity across their lifecycle.
NotesThe government published a regulatory framework outlining the scope and key elements of a national standard for clean fuels. Consultations with all interested parties to work through the standards technical details will follow. The new standard will focus on reducing carbon intensity across the lifecycle of fuels. Changes in crop demand and land management practices that arise from clean fuel utilization and impact on GHG emissions will be taken into account. The existing federal mandate on blending 2 percent biodiesel and 5 percent ethanol into the countrys transportation fuels will be maintained in the short term. However, in the longer term, these volumetric requirements will be replaced with fuel-specific carbon intensity requirements that are expected to become more stringent over time.
