June 7, 2013 – Toronto, ON – Office of the Minister of Environment
Environment Minister Peter Kent was in Toronto today to announce that, in order to provide cleaner air to Canadians, the Government intends to align its transportation-related air pollution emission standards with the more stringent United States proposed Tier 3 standards, including stricter limits on air pollutant emissions from new cars and light trucks and reductions to the amount of sulphur in gasoline.
This is the latest federal action to provide clean air in Canada. In May, the Government announced the new Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter and ground level ozone.
The details of the planned regulations will be developed in consultation with stakeholders.
"Through the reduction of sulphur in gasoline from 30 parts per million (ppm) to 10 ppm with a low sulphur cap, the government is reinforcing that a system approach to vehicles and fuels is necessary to maximize emissions reductions for the benefit of Canadians, and will enable automakers to introduce advanced technologies required to achieve the stringent greenhouse emissions and fuel efficiency in place now and proposed through to 2025."
- David Adams, President of the Global Automakers of Canada
Mary Ann Dewey-Plante
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