The Canadian province of Nova Scotia opened consultations on its approach to managing the greenhouse gas emission from LNG facilities to be built in the province.
Nova Scotia’s greenhouse gas emission target has been set at 10 percent below the 1990 levels by 2020, and the province is in the process of developing regulations for liquefied natural gas facilities in advance of plants being built, according to a statement issued by the government.
In the next few year, the province of Nova Scotia could see the development of LNG facilities in Goldboro, in Guysborough County and Bear Head, Richmond County. The two projects are being developed by Pieridae Energy and LNG Limited, respectively.
Setting greenhouse gas performance standards for these facilities before construction starts will enable environment protection opportunities to be included in facility engineering and design.
The consultations that opened on Wednesday, June 16, include certain compliance options, namely, to reduce the emissions through facility design, and to contribute to a fund at CA$25 per ton for carbon dioxide equivalent emissions that exceed the performance standard.
Deadline for the comments submissions has been set for July 29, the statement reads.