Tag: clean fuel standard

Conservative Motion to Cancel Second Carbon Tax Fails in House of Commons

June 5, 2023
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An opposition-introduced motion to cancel the second federal carbon tax, also known as the Clean Fuel Standard, failed in the House of Commons on June 5. The Conservative motion said that the first carbon tax would add 41 cents to a litre of gas, while the Clean Fuel Standard—which they referred to as a second carbon…

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Feds to Delay New Clean Fuel Standards, Oil and Gas Sectors Asked to Make Bigger Emissions Cuts

June 28, 2022
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The federal government is delaying the release of new greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards until late 2023, but the new regulations are expected to push the oil and gas sector to make bigger emissions cuts by 2030. Last week, the federal cabinet approved the final regulations of the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) introduced in 2016…

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Feds’ Clean Fuel Standard Drives Concerns Over Design, Cost, Implementation

December 23, 2020
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The feds’ latest weapon in their war against carbon emissions is the clean fuel standard (CFS).