Clean Fuel Standard

The government published the Clean Fuel Standard: Discussion Paper to seek stakeholder feedback and received comments from across economic sectors, environmental organizations, academia and the public.2 Overall, submissions noted strong support for the CFS and its objectives, including broad agreement on the importance of contributions from all economic sectors in emission reductions necessary to [...] A number of submissions expressed support for the application of the CFS to the transportation sector first, followed by the building and industrial sectors. [...] Determining Emissions and Carbon Intensity Stakeholders noted the importance of determining the appropriate level of carbon intensity targets and the schedule of emission reductions in the CFS. [...] International Policy Interactions Stakeholders also commented on the interaction of the CFS with requirements outside of Canada, especially international standards in the marine and aviation sectors, and the importance of alignment within the North American context for sectors operating across borders. [...] Comments ranged on the use of low-carbon fuels in the production of value-added products to petroleum coke as part of the production process and not as fuel.