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Canada proposes annual tightening rate for large emitter programme benchmarks

Published 20:48 on December 13, 2021  /  Last updated at 20:48 on December 13, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada

Canada intends on increasing the stringency of industry production benchmarks under the ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) after next year, while it may also initiate linkage discussions with provinces and territories with subnational programmes, the federal environment ministry said Friday.
Canada intends on increasing the stringency of industry production benchmarks under the ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) after next year, while it may also initiate linkage discussions with provinces and territories with subnational programmes, the federal environment ministry said Friday.


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