New Regulations To Reduce Coal?

Getting rid of coal in electricity generation made Ontario Canada's leader in reducing GHG emissions. Now that we have a remarkably climate-friendly electrical system, what about other uses of coal in Ontario? The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) says it will get out of the way of coal reductions by heavy industries such as concrete, lime, iron and steel manufacturers, who are the largest users of coal in the province and account for approximately 11% of industrial GHG emissions.

Phasing out coal in electrical generation is the main reason that MOECC says it will achieve over 90% of 2014 targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) (6% below 1990 levels by 2014) and more than 60% towards 2020 targets (15% below 1990 levels by 2020). But Ontario's energy-intensive manufacturing industries still use a lot of coal.