Comments on the Ontario government’s proposal to harmonize greenhouse gas reporting requirements

December 2019. Government of Ontario. The provincial government is proposing to harmonize greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements with the federal regulatory requirements.  The amendments would mean that fuel suppliers and distributors would no longer be required to report GHG emissions from the transmission and distribution of natural gas, thus eliminating the ability to track fugitive emissions. While we understand the need to reduce unnecessary costs and reduce regulatory burdens, the removal of this specific reporting requirement would result in the loss of valuable data about the province’s GHG emissions.