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TORONTO \u2014 Rachel Doran, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the <\/em>federal government\u2019s updated methane regulations.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cImplementing strong but flexible methane regulations on oil and gas producers and landfills is a no-brainer. Methane is a potent, climate-change-causing greenhouse gas, and such regulations represent a highly targeted and cost-effective tool for bringing down these critical emissions. \u201cIn addition to enhancing Canadian economic competitiveness, the regulations can make a real and meaningful difference when it comes to combating the near-term impacts of climate change\u2014at a low cost to producers. B.C., which has its own regulations already in place, has seen a 51% decrease<\/a> in methane emissions from its oil and gas sector as of 2023, exceeding its 2025 target of 45% two years early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHowever, it is disappointing that the recent MOU<\/a> between Alberta and the federal government delayed ambition on what has often been described as the \u2018low-hanging fruit\u2019 of climate policy\u2019. In any forthcoming discussions for equivalency agreements with provinces, it is important that this clear win for emissions reductions and competitiveness is not diluted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt will be crucial that the federal government follow through with implementing these regulations in the coming months in a way that will\u00a0preserve the level of ambition put forward today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s announcement from the federal government of updated methane regulations is an important and common sense step to begin actioning Canada\u2019s carbon competitiveness strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n