Canada-wide Standards for Mercury Emissions from Coal-fired Electric Power Generation Plants: 2019–2020 Progress Report

September 8, 2022 in New Documents

CCME has posted the Canada-wide Standards for Mercury Emissions from Coal-fired Electric Power Generation Plants: 2019–2020 Progress Report.

In 2006 CCME endorsed Canada-wide Standards for Mercury Emissions from Coal-fired Electric Power Generation Plants (CWS). The CWS set targeted caps for each signatory jurisdiction for the year 2010. This report presents information for 2019-2020 on the attainment of 2010 emissions caps under the CWS.

The caps have been achieved and represent an 82% reduction in total emissions from 2003 compared to the 2010 emission caps which were expected to produce a 52–58% reduction in total emissions. CCME has continued to report on progress after the goal for emissions reduction had been achieved, and this will be the final report.

The publication can be found here or through CCME's searchable resource browser.