Sulphur levels in gasoline have been regulated over the past decades because of their impact on the environment, particularly on air quality, and their association with health impacts. However, the 2015 regulations created a sulphur compliance unit (SCU) trading system that allowed gasoline processors unable to meet the sulphur concentration limits to purchase credits to comply with those limits. The proposed amendments to the regulations proposes to extend the use of the trading system to 2030 without adequate reports on the progress of gasoline processors in reducing sulphur levels in gasoline.
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Response to Regulations Amending the Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations
Sulphur levels in gasoline have been regulated over the past decades because of their impact on the environment, particularly on air quality, and their association with health impacts. However, the 2015 regulations created a sulphur compliance unit (SCU) trading system that allowed gasoline processors unable to meet the sulphur concentration limits to purchase credits to comply with those limits. The proposed amendments to the regulations proposes to extend the use of the trading system to 2030 without adequate reports on the progress of gasoline processors in reducing sulphur levels in gasoline.
This publication is found on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
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