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Biofuels (Renewable Fuels)The government's comprehensive strategy for renewable fuels has four components:
Increasing the retail availability of renewable fuels through regulationRegulations under development by Environment Canada will require 5% renewable content based on the gasoline pool by 2010 and 2% renewable content in diesel and heating oil by 2012, upon successful demonstration of renewable diesel fuel use under the range of Canadian conditions. The announcement These new regulations will require enough renewable fuel to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 4 megatonnes per year, the GHG equivalent of taking almost one million vehicles from the road. Supporting the expansion of Canadian production of renewable fuelsOn July 5, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced The initiative will provide operating incentives to producers of renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel based on production levels and other factors. It will make investment in production facilities more attractive by partially offsetting the risk associated with fluctuating feedstock and fuel prices. Budget 2007 Assisting farmers to seize new opportunities in this sector
On April 23, 2007, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Foods officially launched the ecoAGRICULTURE Biofuels Capital Initiative In March 2007, the Minister of Agriculture announced a $10 million expansion to the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative Accelerating the commercialization of new technologiesBudget 2007 (see Investing in Cleaner Fuels This measure complements research and development initiatives including the following:
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