Canadian federal offset system won’t be established until after national election -official

Published 23:10 on April 26, 2019  /  Last updated at 01:19 on April 27, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

A Canadian government official on Friday revealed more details about Ottawa's development of a federal offset programme under its ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) for large emitters, though a change in government this fall could impact its future roll-out.
A Canadian government official on Friday revealed more details about Ottawa's development of a federal offset programme under its ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) for large emitters, though a change in government this fall could impact its future roll-out.


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