Alberta Environment Lays Charges Against A Carbon Offset Firm Under The Emissions Management And Climate Resilience Act

For the first time, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA) charged an Alberta based environmental services company that provided third party verification services in connection with the compliance and reporting obligations required under the Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act (Emission Management Act) and the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER). Specifically, this entity, among other things, allegedly contravened the Emission Management Act by providing false information and lacked the necessary qualifications to provide their verification service.

Compliance Obligations

TIER, which is enacted under the Emission Management Act, implements Alberta's industrial carbon pricing and emissions trading system and regulates: (i) facilities that emit 100,000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide per year; (ii) facilities that emit 2,000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide per year and have voluntarily opted-in to TIER; or (iii)