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The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, has initiated government regulation if greenhouse gas emissions from new heavy-duty vehicles, in accordance with United States policy, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
The government will begin working with heavy-duty trucking industry, including manufacturers and operators, to reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions released into the atmosphere.
The government wants to curb the emissions without causing a hardship to business.
Initial draft regulations will be drawn up in the fall with implementation planned between 2014 and 2018.
“Canada and the United States had great success in establishing common standards for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from passenger automobiles and light trucks,” said Minister Prentice.
“Building on our strong working relationship with the Obama administration, we are taking the next logical step by addressing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.”
A quarter of all green house emissions in Canada come from the transportation sector with heavy-duty vehicles contributing six per cent. The goal is to meet the 17 per cent reduction benchmark by 2020 of the 2005 levels.
The announcement comes less than two months after Environment Canada revealed restrictions on passenger cars and trucks.
The government established the Automotive Innovation Fund and will contribute $250 million over the next five years to automotive firms to support strategic, large-scale research and development (R&D) projects to build innovative, greener, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Source: Environment Canada
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