The present Act establishes Greenhouse gas emission target levels and requires the Minister to prepare before January 1, 2017, a Climate Change Action Plan that sets out actions that will enable the Government of New Brunswick to achieve its greenhouse gas emissions target levels and to increase resiliency to the impacts of climate change. It provides for the establishment of the Climate Change Fund; the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board shall be the custodian of the Fund and the Fund shall be held in trust by the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board. Part 4 has the purpose to regulate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to facilitate the achievement of the Government of New Brunswick’s target levels set out in section 2. The Part clarifies criteria to identify Opted-in facilities and establish specific requirements that regulated facilities have to respect, in particular:mandatory registration, mandatory reduction of greenhouse gases emissions, mandatory emissions report. The Part also lays down provisions for inspection, orders and other compliance and enforcement measures. PArt 5, miscellaneous regulates penalties and other matters. The Part also establishes that the Minister may enter into an agreement with the government of another province, of a territory, of Canada or of a foreign country or state for a purpose related to this Act; the agreement may provide for (a) the collection, use and disclosure of information, including personal information, or (b) the recognition of offset credits granted under similar regulatory schemes for offset credits in other jurisdictions.
加拿大 · 2018-03-16