Canadian Associations Call for a National ‘Clean Fuel Strategy’ to Leverage Innovation and Sustainable Resources to Secure Investment in the Production and Use of Clean Fuels
Canada’s national clean fuels associations forecastgreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions of over 50 million tonnes (Mt) per year by 2030through greater production and use of renewable energy in Canada. The associations, Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC), Canadian Biogas Association (CBA), Canadian Gas Association (CGA), Electric Mobility Canada (EMC)and Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC),represent a significant part of the spectrum of Canada’s primary clean fuel industries. Together, we share a belief that investments to increase the production and use of clean and renewable fuels and electric vehicles (EVs) to meet Canada’s GHG emissions targets will stimulate clean growth, create jobs, and achieve significant greenhouse gas reductions over the next decade.
Collectively, the associations represent technologies that can, with the right policy measures in place,exceed the proposed federal Clean Fuel Standard’sobjective of 30 Mt of annual GHGemission reductions by 2030. Estimates of potential emission reductions are based on modelling work for the joint industry –federal government steering committee looking at the competitiveness of clean fuel investment in Canada. The results demonstrate significant annual emissions reduction potential by 2030 from adoptingclean and renewable liquid, gaseous, and solid fuels, and from switching to electric vehicle use. ABFC estimates that 15 Mt of reductions per year are achievable by 2030 by incorporating modest levels of biofuels and other non-fossil clean fuels into transport fuels.The CBA and CGA estimate that 14 Mt of reductions are attainable by introducing renewable gases into transportation, building heating, and industrial processes. EMC estimates that 16Mtof GHG reductions are achievable through the electrification of light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles, including buses. WPAC estimates that 5.5 Mtof reductions can be achieved through fuel switching to wood pellets to provide heat in the residential, commercial, and institution sectors, and from replacing coal with pellets for power generation.Across all sectors, there is even greater potential to achieve stronger results. In aggregate, the estimates demonstrate Canada’s potential to economically and efficiently reduce GHG emissions byfuellingour economy withclean and renewable fuels made and used in Canada.
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