The clean fuel standard is coming to Canada and there’s lessons to be learned from past Canadian struggles

We have seen the federal government struggle to get Canadians onboard with other environmental legislation. Clearly, the best of intentions don’t necessarily translate to success in implementation.

The coming Clean Fuel Standard is wading into uncharted territory in that it will be the first policy of its kind to extend beyond transportation fuels to include building and industry fuels, write Jade McLean and Marla Orenstein. Pexels photograph by Edwin José Vega Ramos

Opinion

BY JADE MCLEAN

June 5, 2019

Soon, the federal government will be requiring that all fossil fuels consumed in Canada be less emissions intensive. And no, we’re not talking about the carbon tax. We are talking about the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS)—the government’s latest and potentially most ambitious climate policy yet. Th...

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