The Canadian authorities is taking motion to develop a clear electrical energy commonplace (CES). Atmosphere and Local weather Change Canada on March 15 opened a public remark interval on a CES dialogue paper. Bioenergy is among the many applied sciences addressed within the paper.
Implementation of a CES would assist drive progress in direction of a net-zero electrical energy grid by 2025 and assist Canada attain its targets of attaining emissions reductions of 40-45 % beneath 2005 ranges by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
The federal government is asking for public enter associated to a wide range of particular questions, together with these targeted the remedy of biomass underneath a future CES. The dialogue paper contains three particular questions on biomass:
1. If carbon dioxide emissions from biomass combustion aren’t counted in direction of compliance underneath a CES, to what diploma may biomass technology improve?
2. What forms of biomass are suited to electrical energy technology? What are their traits with respect to regenerative life cycle, non-CO2 greenhouse gasoline (GHG) emissions, and land use traits?
3. What emissions reporting and compliance necessities for biomass technology needs to be thought-about to make sure that nature is protected and land-based emissions don’t improve?
A public remark interval on the CES dialogue paper is open by April 15.
Further info is accessible on the Authorities of Canada web site.