Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation

Overview

The Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation (CCIR) replaced the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) on Jan 1, 2018.

The CCIR applies to facilities that emitted 100,000 tonnes or more of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in 2003, or a subsequent year.

A facility with less than 100,000 tonnes of GHGs may be eligible to opt-in to the CCIR if it competes against a facility regulated under the CCIR or has more than 50,000 tonnes of annual emissions, high emissions-intensity and trade-exposure.

Facility owners may also be eligible to receive economic relief under the Compliance Cost Containment Program.

The CCIR is amended as of November 20, 2018.

Regulation

• Carbon Competiveness Incentive Regulation
• Ministerial Order: Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund Credit Amount - December 2017 (PDF, 222 KB)
• Ministerial Order: 2019 Compliance Reporting Deadline June 30, 2020

Opt-in application

Sites that satisfy the criteria under the regulation may apply to opt-in to the regulation.

• CCIR Opt-in Fact Sheet - December 2018 (PDF, 257 KB)
• Opt-in Application Form v1.3 - April 2018 (Excel, 2 MB)
• Standard for Establishing and Assigning Benchmarks

Application for assigned benchmark

Sites that produce products which do not have an established or assigned benchmark may apply for an assigned benchmark.

• Application Form for Assigned Benchmark - December 2018 (Excel, 2 MB)
• Standard for Establishing and Assigning Benchmark

Compliance reporting documents

All facilities are required to submit annual compliance reports yearly by Mar 31. Forecasting facilities are also required to submit interim compliance reports in each quarter.

• Interim and Annual Compliance Reporting Form - December 2018 (Excel, 2 MB)
• Standard for Completing Greenhouse Gas Compliance and Forecasting Reports
• Quantification Methodologies for the Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation and the Specified Gas Reporting Regulation
• Deviation Request Form - July 2018 (Excel, 96 KB)

Directive for quantification of area fugitive emissions at oil sands mines

• Quantification of Area Fugitive Emissions at Oil Sands Mines

Forecasting report

Forecasting reports are required under the regulations for facilities that have had emissions greater than 1 million tonnes.

• Forecasting Report Form - November 2018 (Excel, 183 KB)
• Standard for Completing Greenhouse Gas Compliance and Forecasting Reports

Verification documents

Version 3.0 of the Standard for Validation, Verification and Audit is applicable for 2019 compliance reporting.

• Standard for Validation, Verification and Audit
• Verification Report Template - December 2018 (Word, 95 KB)

Drafts for comment

• Natural Gas Processing Modules Definitions - December 2018 (PDF, 578 KB)
  • Natural Gas Modules comments table - December 2018  (DOCX, 38 KB)

Stakeholder presentations and other background information

Fact sheets:

• CCIR Fact Sheet - April 2018 (PDF, 65 KB)
• CCIR Opt-in Fact Sheet - December 2018 (PDF, 253 KB)
• Compliance Cost Containment Fact Sheet - November 2018 (PDF, 43 KB)
• Interim Reporting and Annual Forecasting Fact Sheet - December 2017 (PDF, 112 KB)
• Compliance Flexibility Policy Fact Sheet - April 2018 (PDF, 64 KB)
• Climate Change Innovation Initiatives Fact Sheet - April 2018 (PDF, 55 KB)
• Regulated Facilities Fact Sheet - October 2018 (PDF, 104 KB)

Presentations:

• 2019 CCIR Compliance and Offset Workshop presentation - February 2020 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Natural Gas Processing Benchmarks presentation - December 2018 (PDF, 838 KB)
• Validation, Verification and Audit workshop presentation - December 2018 (PDF, 863 KB)
• Year End 2018 CCIR Compliance workshop presentation (PDF, 2 MB)
• Interim Compliance Reporting and Quantification Methodologies presentation - June 2018 (PDF, 446 KB)
• Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation Cost Containment presentation - June 2018 (PDF, 422 KB)
• Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation Compliance presentation - January 2018 (PDF, 1 MB)
• Output-based allocation workshop presentation - December 2017 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Quantification methodologies webinar update presentation - December 2017 (PDF, 267 KB)
• Quarterly reporting annual forecasting presentation - December 2017 (PDF, 546 KB)
• Offset system webinar presentation - December 2017 (PDF, 356 KB)

Compliance Cost Containment Program

If incremental CCIR compliance costs exceed 3% of sales or 10% of profit at a facility, the owner of that facility may be eligible to receive relief under the program.

• Compliance Cost Containment Fact Sheet - November 2018 (PDF, 37 KB)
• Cost Containment Designation application form - November 2018 (Excel, 210 KB)
• Standard for Establishing and Assigning Benchmarks
• Standard for Completing Greenhouse Gas Compliance and Forecasting Reports
• Standard for Validation, Verification and Audit (Version 3.0)
• Statement of Validation Form - June 2018 (Excel, 30 KB)
• Baseline Obligation Form - June 2018 (Excel, 736 KB)

Contact

Connect with the Alberta government about the CCIR and CCP:
Email: [email protected]

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