Americas > Nova Scotia earmarks more free allowances to utility, alters auction purchase limits to address compliance shortfall

Nova Scotia earmarks more free allowances to utility, alters auction purchase limits to address compliance shortfall

Published 18:42 on March 17, 2023  /  Last updated at 22:45 on March 17, 2023  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada

The Nova Scotia government has approved several changes to its outgoing cap-and-trade programme to provide emitters with compliance pathways, including giving millions of free permits to the Canadian province’s utility and letting entities purchase more allowances than usual, according to a government order seen by Carbon Pulse.
The Nova Scotia government has approved several changes to its outgoing cap-and-trade programme to provide emitters with compliance pathways, including giving millions of free permits to the Canadian province’s utility and letting entities purchase more allowances than usual, according to a government order seen by Carbon Pulse.


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