Why “specified gas emitters” don’t report “specified gas emissions”

1/22/2010

How much greenhouse gas does your favorite industrial facility produce?  We would all love to know.  On January 18, 2009, ELC staff lawyers attended a workshop on Alberta Environment’s Specified Gas Reporting Program.  There is a program?  Yes, in fact, Alberta has much greenhouse gas law.  The issues is with its complexity and non-transparency.  The Reporting Program is a test case for access to information, and it will be tested shortly.  By March 31, 2010, all industrial facilities emitting 50,000 tonnes of GHG a year must report to the province.  By June 1, 2010, the same facilities must report to the federal government.

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