The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has released a draft Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reporting regulation and guidance document. The regulation would require all regulated sources emitting 25,000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) or more per year, starting in 2011 (to report on 2010 data). The draft suggests that third party verification is required, but not until 2012 (for 2011 data); this is designed to give the reporting industry time to develop the verification capacity. In the EBR Posting, Ontario is transparent in its intention to align with and adapt to North American-wide requirements. Ontario is also an active member of the Western Climate Initiative, which released essential requirements for GHG reporting guidance in July. It should be noted that this is more robust than the reporting rule recently released from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, raising questions about compatibility to the U.S. system.
The proposal is open for public review and comment until November 6, 2009.
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