Most of the 38 industrial activities covered by the draft regulations face a standard test of 80 per cent of the sector’s weighted-average emissions intensity. This means most large polluters only have to pay the carbon fee on 20 per cent of their emissions.
However, Environment Canada said it had increased the threshold for cement and lime producers to 95 per cent and 90 per cent for petrochemical manufacturers, because the sectors face higher risks of “competitiveness impacts.” The ministry also warned that the sectors stand a greater risk of companies relocating to countries with less stringent climate policies. #cdnpoli
https://ipolitics.ca/2018/12/20/feds-loosen-carbon-price-limit-for-certain-large-polluters/