亚省立法减少大型企业气体排放量

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Alberta first province to legislate greenhouse gas reductions
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Bill 3 reflects premier's promise to manage growth pressures
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1 E  r4 v8 ^/ ~* PEdmonton... Alberta is the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity from large industry.

- \: ?* `$ H2 h4 k3 r. a  oBill 3, Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act and its accompanying Specified Gas Emitters Regulation state companies that emit more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year must reduce their emissions intensity by 12 per cent starting July 1, 2007.
The move reflects Premier Ed Stelmach's priority to manage growth pressures in Alberta. "This government is committed to tackling the issue of climate change, and this is just one of many ways we are responding,'' said Ed Stelmach. "We can embrace economic growth and also be good stewards of our environment, of our province."
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; b3 \/ v" Z* X" q+ e+ K) BThe Specified Gas Emitters Regulation details how companies can reduce their emissions intensity. These compliance options include making operating improvements, buying an Alberta-based offset to apply against their emission total or contributing to a new government fund that will invest in technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province.
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. l) Y! f+ e( T/ l7 E"I believe technology is key to delivering on Albertans' vision for emission management. By dedicating a technology fund right here in Alberta, we are able to draw on our own renewable resource of innovation," said Environment Minister Rob Renner.

Projects that qualify as offsets must be located in Alberta and spending from the technology fund will occur in the province. The technology fund could be used to further the development of carbon capture and management- an option which has great potential to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases worldwide.

5 {- E1 m/ s3 Z( t& ]' E8 `- R"This legislation once again affirms that Alberta is a leader on this important global issue," said Renner. "Albertans are very responsible people. We are proud of our majestic province and quick to take practical, thoughtful and innovative action to protect it."

* t2 g6 K* |8 m! ]1 ~8 d; K; dAlberta was the first province to introduce specific climate change legislation in 2002 and the first to require large industrial facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions.

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