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All you need to know:

Carbon Reduction
Incentives in Canada
Which carbon emissions
legislation affects me?
How does this legislation
affect me?
How can I reduce my carbon
emissions and save money?

Find out which Canada

carbon legislation you
are affected by and how
you can reduce your
GHG emissions

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Thank you for downloading our informative guide. Please be aware that although we aim to provide useful and accurate advice,
this is not legal guidance, and you should consult your own counsel for legal advice on carbon emissions legislation.

We are already seeing the effects of climate change. Temperatures are increasing, we are
experiencing more changeable weather patterns, and more extreme weather events. It is scientifically
proven that these changes are linked to the rising levels of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels for energy.

As responsible businesses we

must reduce
our
emissions
which are contributing to
climate
change
In Canada, there are
two main schemes to
encourage businesses
to reduce carbon
emissions:
A carbon tax, and a cap
and trade scheme.
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Which carbon emissions

legislation affects me?
Follow our handy chart to find out more about carbon
emissions legislation in your area...

Which province
are you in?

British Columbia Ontario Quebec

Other
Alberta Manitoba

Your province is using Your province is using There is currently no

Carbon tax to regulate a Cap & Trade system carbon pricing plan for
carbon emissions. to regulate carbon your region. In 2018
emissions. a federal government
Keep reading this pricing plan will be
guide for further Keep reading this implemented for regions
information. guide for further without their own
information. carbon pricing policy.

Regardless of your region, we share a common target to reduce Canada's

Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHGs) by 80% from 1990 levels to 2050
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Cap and Trade Auctions and

sales by mutual
agreement Offset credits

KEY FACTS:
• ‘Capped participants’ must obtain permits called CARBON
allowances or credits, which align with the MARKET

SA
reported Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

LE
• 1 allowance = 1 tonne CO2e (carbon dioxide AS
E
CH
equivalent) emissions.

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Transactions

PU
• The CAP is decreased each year. among emitters
and participants
• Allowances are allocated by the government. Excess GHG Allocated GHG
emissions emission units
• Businesses can trade with each other, and
Reduced GHG emissions
the market. Real GHG
emissions
• Auctions are held throughout the year to buy and Real GHG
emissions
sell credits. This gives the opportunity for the EMITTER A EMITTER B
purchase of additional emissions allowance, or
the sale of any excess allowance.
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Carbon Tax $$ $$

$
KEY FACTS:
• Tax is levied based on the carbon content of
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the fossil fuels (energy prices do not reflect
GHG emissions).
• Tax can be applied anywhere in the energy
supply chain. Tax is passed backwards and
forwards, except for at the end-user.
• The tax rate is set by the government, and is
usually ramped up gradually over time.
• Demand side management (DSM) is key to
reducing your tax burden.
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Legislation highlights
across Canada

All provinces must

MB will implement
ON implemented
QC implemented

AB implemented
BC implemented

have a carbon
pricing plan
Carbon Tax
Cap&Trade

Cap&Trade

Cap&Trade
carbon tax

2008 2013 2017 2018

British Columbia
$30
Tax Rate

$10
Carbon

Alberta
$20 $50

Regardless of the legislation in your

province, there is no doubt that the cost
of greenhouse gas emissions are going
to rise in the coming months and years.

For this reason it is important to

consider reducing your emissions
more than ever before…
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How can I reduce my carbon emissions?

The answer to this question is simple. Steam in your plant is most likely produced by burning a fuel
of some kind, for example natural gas. The more energy efficient your plant, the less carbon dioxide
you emit to the atmosphere, hence the less hard-earnt profit you will lose to a carbon reduction
scheme. (In a cap and trade scheme, less CO2 may actually result in increased revenue from selling
your surplus credits!).

At Spirax Sarco we work tirelessly to help our customers improve their energy
efficiency and implement demand-side management (DSM).

1
Improve steam production efficiency
– ensuring your processes and
applications are tuned to supply the
necessary steam the moment it is
required, at the lowest possible cost.

2
Manage your energy – by ensuring your
steam is clean, dry and conditioned for
use in your processes. Where possible
returning energy, in the form of hot
condensate, to the boiler house to
improve efficiency.

3
Control your energy – carefully
controlling your steam so you have safe,
accurate and efficient delivery of energy
where it is demanded.

4
Visualise your consumption – accurate
metering allows you to gather hard
data to identify and drive necessary
improvements for investment, whilst
also quantifying payback.

5
Recover and transfer your
energy – the efficient recovery
and transfer of heat energy
from various processes and
applications helps you exploit
all available thermal saving
opportunities.

CASE STUDY: Heinz
Recovering effluent is saving Heinz
6% of its average steam load per year
and 474 tonnes of carbon a year
Heinz is saving 6% of its average steam load per year at its baked
bean factory in Wigan by recovering energy from effluent using a
system designed and built by Spirax Sarco.
Cooking British family favourite Heinz Beans begins by blanching the
raw haricot beans in hot water. Starches and sugars leach from the
beans into the water and agricultural residues are washed off. The
blanching water must be purged regularly to maintain the necessary
quality. Before the new system was installed, the purged hot water
was disposed of to drain, but the Spirax Sarco system now intercepts
it and uses it to help heat the blanching process.
The system recovers around 1,500kW. “It’s been in place for 18
months now and we are seeing excellent results from the heat
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recovery,” says Barry Aspey, Environmental Compliance Manager for
Heinz. The filtered effluent is passed to one of two heat exchangers,
which use its energy to pre-heat the blanching
make-up water, cooling the effluent in the process. The make-up water
then passes through another exchanger, which uses steam to raise its
temperature before entering the blanching vessel. The vessel itself is
maintained at an optimum temperature by injecting live steam.
The Heinz factory in Wigan is the largest food factory in Europe.
The 55-acre site produces canned soups, baked beans, pasta and
puddings for the UK and European market, and its on-site energy
centre generates up to 140 tonnes of steam per hour to keep the
canning lines running.
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YOU improve your plant’s
energy efficiency…
Check out our dedicated website on carbon emissions to find out
more about the legislation in your area, and for tips on how to
reduce carbon emissions at your steam plant:
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Information contained in this Guide has been collected from a number of different sources.
Further information can be found at info.spiraxsarco.com/ca/carbon/citations