Draft regulation respecting manure anaerobic digestion projects eligible for the issuance of offset credits

Public consultation from April 5 to May 22, 2023

Québec’s Cap-and-Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances (C&T System) includes an offset credit component that allows proponents to carry out projects on a voluntary basis. These projects make it possible to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from industrial sectors or sources other than those covered by the C&T System’s compliance obligations, or to remove GHGs from the atmosphere.

In order to increase the supply of Québec’s offset credits, a draft regulation for a new type of project has been developed.

The aim of the draft regulation respecting manure anaerobic digestion projects eligible for the issuance of offset credits (PDF, 946 KB) is to avoid greenhouse gas emissions caused by manure treatment through anaerobic digestion. In Québec, manure is typically stored in manure pits where it emits methane during its decomposition under anaerobic conditions. These types of manure have the greatest GHG emission reduction potential.

The draft regulation aims to make anaerobic digestion projects for swine and cattle manure originating from farms in Québec that are equipped with a manure management system (manure pit) eligible for the issuance of offset credits.

This draft regulation is published in the Gazette officielle du Québec for a 45-day public consultation period from April 5 to May 22, 2023.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting:

Mourad Ziani, Coordinator
Offset Credits Team
Direction du marché du carbone
Direction générale de la réglementation carbone et des données d’émission
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
mourad.ziani@environnement,gouv.qc.ca

Those wishing to provide input on the proposed draft regulation are asked to submit their comments in writing by May 22, 11 : 59 p.m., to:

Mr. Nicolas Garceau, Acting Deputy Director
Direction adjointe des opérations du marché
Direction du marché du carbone
Direction générale de la réglementation carbone et des données d’émission
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
Édifice Marie-Guyart, 5^th Floor, Box 30
675, boulevard René-Lévesque Est
Québec (Québec) G1R 5V7
nicolas.garceau@environnement.gouv.qc.ca