Weakening regulations could reduce their effectiveness by more than half

Federal government being pressured to weaken coal-fired power regulations

April 12, 2012
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Tim Weis
Former Program Director, Renewable Electricity
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P.J. Partington
Former Senior Analyst
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Matt Horne
Former Associate Regional Director, British Columbia
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Environment Canada is being pressured to allow existing coal plants in Canada to operate unabated until they reach 50 years of age, while softening future emissions targets. Combined, these backward steps could reduce the overall effectiveness of the regulations by more than half over their first fifteen years.

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Tim Weis
Former Program Director, Renewable Electricity
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P.J. Partington
Former Senior Analyst
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Matt Horne
Former Associate Regional Director, British Columbia

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