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Federal government defines ‘upstream emissions’ for proposed energy regulations

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      OTTAWA – The us government has officially slapped a definition on “upstream emissions,” which are now being factored into all environmental reviews for major oil and gas projects.

      The Department of Environment and Climate Change quietly released its proposal Friday for which should be come under the classification during environmental assessments of large energy projects – explaining that the extraction, processing, handling and transportation of petroleum could be factored into the equation.

      “‘Upstream’ includes all industrial activities in the point of resource extraction to the project under review,” the federal government said inside a notice from the proposed regulations issued Friday within the Canada Gazette.

      “The specific processes included as upstream activities will be different by resource and project type, however in general they include extraction, processing, handling and transportation.”

      Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr announced in late January the us government would overhaul the way it examines major energy projects, to be able to put more concentrate on greenhouse gas emissions – such as the assessment of so-called upstream emissions created by extracting or producing petroleum. 

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