Canada's policy on Large Final Emitters (LFEs) must be consistent with a plan that meets Canada’s Kyoto target.
Responsibility for securing emission reductions must be shared between LFEs, other industry, governments and consumers in a way that is seen to be fair. LFEs must be assigned a proportion of the 238 Mt of reductions that is commensurate with the fact that LFEs are projected to account for 44% of Canada’s GHG emissions in 2010, and that LFE emissions are rising more rapidly than Canada’s total.
If LFEs are assigned a quantity of emission reductions that is too small to be consistent with Canada meeting its Kyoto target, observers may conclude that the Government is deliberately planning to fail to comply with international law. This poses a serious threat to Canada’s reputation as a law-abiding nation and responsible environmental steward.
