treatment-of-electricity-in-the-obps-march-6-2019-3831d4c78a6f8744.pdf

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and other partners urge the Canadian government to tighten electricity standards within the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS). They argue that the proposed standards for coal and natural gas are too lenient, effectively subsidizing the coal industry and undermining Canada's commitment to the Powering Past Coal Alliance. The authors propose a standard of 370 t of CO2e/GWh for existing facilities and 0 for new ones, suggesting that the Climate Action Incentive be increased to protect consumers from potential price increases resulting from more stringent standards.

• The authors contend that the draft OBPS regulations fail to reflect the low-carbon nature of renewables and create a barrier to their deployment by setting a 2019 coal standard of 800 t of CO2e/GWh (declining to 370 t of CO2e/GWh by 2030) and a fixed natural gas standard of 370 t of CO2e/GWh.
• The document argues that the proposed treatment of electricity generation undermines Canada's role in the Powering Past Coal Alliance by subsidizing coal; specifically, while coal is 2.25 times more emission-intensive than gas, coal plants would pay only 0.49 to 0.58 as much as gas plants between 2019 and 2030.
• The authors propose a preferred mechanism of a 370 t of CO2e/GWh standard for existing facilities and a 0 standard for new facilities across all fuel types, or alternatively, a ratcheting mechanism where coal and gas standards converge by 2021 and reach 0 by 2030.
• The authors suggest that the Climate Action Incentive could be increased to offset any additional financial burdens on Canadian families that might result from implementing more stringent electricity standards.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2019). treatment-of-electricity-in-the-obps-march-6-2019-3831d4c78a6f8744.pdf. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Treatment-of-electricity-in-the-OBPS-March-6-2019.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. treatment-of-electricity-in-the-obps-march-6-2019-3831d4c78a6f8744.pdf. 2019. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Treatment-of-electricity-in-the-OBPS-March-6-2019.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2019treatmentofelectricityintheobpsmarch620193831d4c78a6f8744pdf, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{treatment-of-electricity-in-the-obps-march-6-2019-3831d4c78a6f8744.pdf}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2019}, month = mar, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Treatment-of-electricity-in-the-OBPS-March-6-2019.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }