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Canada to consider tightening large emitter benchmarks in OBPS programme review

Published 21:31 on February 17, 2021  /  Last updated at 21:33 on February 17, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada

Canada will explore increasing the annual stringency of performance standards under the ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) after next year in order to meet the country’s long-term GHG reduction goals, the federal environment ministry announced in kicking off a review of the large emitter programme.
Canada will explore increasing the annual stringency of performance standards under the ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) after next year in order to meet the country’s long-term GHG reduction goals, the federal environment ministry announced in kicking off a review of the large emitter programme.


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