Comments

I am not in favour of any relaxation of laws to reduce emission standards. We have only 11 years to reduce emissions to 1.5 percent. Short-term policies supposedly to help the economy may well mean there is no economy left for our children and grandchildren. We all need to wake up now.

Incentives to make refineries more reliable and therefore more safe and efficient are a good approach for the environment and refinery competitiveness in Ontario. A reliable refinery doesn't need to use the flare all that often for significant so2 emissions. Read more

I live in the Sarnia area and when the plants are flaring the air quality is horrible. I think that this regulation should be created.

July 1,2023 the minister of environment deciding to take environmental actions. Where’s the environmental watchdogs with over 30 years of experience gone or wait she was replace by the minister of Environment. Read more

On March 20, 2018, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) posted Regulatory Amendments related to air emissions of SO2 and other items. These amendments, which will take effect on July 1, 2023, included: Read more

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed new regulation aimed at reducing sulphur dioxide emissions (SO2) associated with flaring events at Ontario petroleum facilities. We support the proposal for additional efforts to reduce SO2 from petroleum facilities. Read more