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January 2010
B.C. Government Approves GHG Reporting Regulation
On November 25, 2009 the government of British Columbia approved
the Reporting Regulation, under authority of the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act. The Regulation outlines
the requirements for reporting operations within B.C. emitting
10,000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2E)
per year to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the British
Columbia Ministry of Environment. Operations with emissions of
25,000 tonnes or greater are required to have emissions reports
verified by a third party.
High Level Summary Notes
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Introduction of new facility definition ("Linear Facility"),
that applies to upstream oil and gas operations. |
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"Linear
Facility" means all of the facilities within British
Columbia that are managed or controlled by the same person
and carry out one of more activities listed in column 2 of
Table 2 in Schedule A. This includes "Oil and Gas
Extraction and Gas Processing Activities," as defined below. |
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"Oil and Gas Extraction and
Gas Processing Activities" means the activities: |
"Occurring at natural gas wells, natural gas batteries,
natural gas gathering pipelines, natural gas processing plants
and associated compressing stations, pipeline heating,
dehydrators, and storage, with the overall purpose of producing
natural gas and delivering marketable natural gas to natural gas
transmission pipelines."
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Thresholds and timelines for
reporting: |
- 10,000 tonnes: register facilities by March 31,
2010. Report emissions by March 31, 2011.
Also require a specific breakdown (greenhouse gas emissions
by source type) for individual facilities within a Linear
Facility that exceeds 1,000 tonnes.
- 20,000 tonnes: register facilities by March 31,
2010. Report emissions for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
and 2010 by March 31, 2011. Also require a
specific breakdown (greenhouse gas emissions by source type)
for individual facilities within a Linear Facility that
exceeds 1,000 tonnes.
- 25,000 tonnes: register facilities by March 31,
2010. Report emissions for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
and 2010 by March 31, 2011. Also require a
specific breakdown (greenhouse gas emissions by source type)
for individual facilities within a Linear Facility that
exceeds 1,000 tonnes. Third party "reasonable
assurance" audit required by September 1, 2011.
For more information on the
Regulation, visit the Government of British Columbia website
(http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/codes/ggrcta/reporting-regulation/)
Need Help?
How will this new regulation affect your company? Are you ready to meet
the requirements
outlined in the Reporting Regulation? Contact us for a
briefing on the regulation and answers to these important
questions.
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