Environment committee  Thank you. It's a great question. In short, they're indispensable. There's modelling from the Canadian Climate Institute, from the IEA, from the California EPA and from the California Air Resources Board. All of them tell us that we'll have a lot of internal combustion engines a

Environment committee  I can. A clean fuel production credit would match what is in place in the U.S. It would give provisions for fuels like renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel and synthetic fuels made from direct air capture, etc. It would look to align with the provisions in the U.S. The Ame

Environment committee  The clean fuel regulation is a huge benefit. It will take time to come into effect. These regulations don't have an immediate effect. We anticipate that mid-decade is when we'll probably start to see incremental actions that go beyond current provincial actions in the CFR. It's v

Environment committee  We are also making those recommendations in our pre-budget consultations submission. There is urgency to it. I mentioned that these really troubling provisions come into effect in 2026. The kinds of facilities that produce these fuels take half a decade to build, and they're hal

Environment committee  It's conceivable we could still meet them. We would be heavily reliant on imported product. With global supply chain issues and the general concerns about energy security, I don't think any of us would perceive that it's in our best interest to be import-reliant for our clean fue

Environment committee  We don't have a lot of insight into it, although I am getting feedback from some of my members that they've been waiting a long time to see contribution agreements, etc. It is generally regarded as a tough fund to access. I get that you need to have appropriate measures, but agai

Environment committee  We are hearing across the sectors—and this might come across as all of us crying wolf—all the way from my colleagues in the refining sector.... A number of our members are refiners that make renewable fuels, but also hydrogen and renewable natural gas and biogas. I have spoken wi

Environment committee  I'd be happy to. Transportation is Canada's largest end-use sector, so it's the place where we get most of our GHGs. It's a tough sector to decarbonize, so these technologies are really critical. On electrification, Brian Kingston spoke earlier to some of the wins that Canada m

Environment committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the committee today. My name is Ian Thomson. I'm the president of Advanced Biofuels Canada. I would like to begin by acknowledging that I'm speaking with you today from the tr