September 22, 2014 – New York City – Environment Canada
Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced developments today on three new regulatory initiatives to further support Canada's efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to provide cleaner air for Canadians through lower air pollutant emissions from cars and trucks.
These vehicles and fuels regulatory initiatives are aligned with those of the United States. Given the close integration of economies between both countries, common Canada–United States standards deliver significant health and environmental benefits while supporting the competitiveness of Canadian businesses. Common standards lower the compliance costs of Canadian vehicle manufacturers and fuel refiners, which ultimately benefits consumers.
The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on October 8. These regulatory amendments represent further action to reduce GHG emissions while building on the existing Regulations for 2011-2016 model year vehicles.
The proposed amendments to strengthen the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations and the Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on September 27. With these amendments, Canada is proposing to establish more stringent Tier 3 vehicle and fuel standards to provide cleaner air to Canadians.
In addition, the Government of Canada announced today it intends to start developing more stringent standards to further reduce GHG emissions and fuel consumption from post-2018 model year heavy-duty vehicles and engines.
The announcement was made at an auto-sector clean technology roundtable during Minister Aglukkaq’s visit to New York to represent Canada at the Climate Finance Ministerial, the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, a High-Level Assembly for the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, and the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit.
Ted Laking
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