Clean Fuel Regulations

The ad, paid for by Environmental Defence and running in New Brunswick, defends the federal government’s clean fuel regulations and debunks Premier Blaine Higgs’ assertion they are to blame for the price of gasoline shooting up by about seven cents. It was first aired July 26 and will run until Aug. 15.

Starting Saturday, July 1, 2023, the federal government's long-promised clean fuel regulations take effect across Canada. Here are five things to know about what they are, how they will affect you and why they are different from the carbon price.

The four premiers — from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador — put out a statement saying that the clean fuel regulations, which are set to come into effect July 1 along with the carbon tax, place an unfair burden on the region.

The good news is that reducing methane from the oil and gas industry is the single fastest, available and affordable opportunity to slow down the rate of climate warming. The bad news is that Canada isn’t taking full advantage of this opportunity.

New federal regulations to force down the greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline and diesel will cost Canadians up to 13 cents more per litre at the pump by 2030.