Past consultations and engagements for renewable and low carbon fuels

The Ministry expresses its sincere gratitude to all participants of our consultations and engagement. Where applicable, we incorporated feedback, comments and suggestions.

On this page

• Low Carbon Fuel Standard Portal
• Carbon capture and storage
• Proposed changes in allocating biodiesel co-product emissions using GHGenius 5.02b
• Co-processing method protocol
• Low Carbon Fuels Act, General and Technical Regulations
• Aviation Fuel Regulation

Low Carbon Fuel Standard Portal

Engagement dates: February 2025

Engagement type: Online information sessions

Purpose: To provide clarity about the use of the new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Portal which launched in January 2025. This session included demonstrations of the Portal.

View the session presentation LCFS Portal Webinar (PDF, 1.15MB)

Result: The new Low Carbon Fuel Standard Portal replaced the previous Transportation Fuels Reporting System

Carbon capture and storage

Engagement dates: December 2024 to February 2025

Engagement type: Intentions Paper

Purpose: To propose improved methods for the inclusion of carbon capture and storage (CSS), and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in carbon intensity (CI) applications. The intentions paper covers:

• Eligibility criteria
• Lifecycle modeling considerations
• Monitoring of CCS/CCUS system performance
• Measurement protocols
• Risk assurance mechanisms

We describe a refinement to the lifecycle assessment method for alternative fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel and renewable diesel, so that producers of these fuels can better incorporate CCS into production processes and CI applications.

The Intentions Paper does not propose changes to default CI values and does not apply to fossil gasoline or diesel production.

Read the Carbon Capture and Storage Intentions Paper (PDF, 593KB)

Result: We are currently considering the feedback received and developing an Information Bulletin on Carbon Capture and Storage for Alternative Fuels.

Proposed changes in allocating biodiesel co-product emissions using GHGenius 5.02b

Engagement dates: August 2024 to September 2024

Engagement type: Intentions Paper

Purpose: To refine the CI assessment method and GHGenius 5.02b model for biodiesel pathways. The changes focus on:

• Updating emissions factors for glycerine co-products
• Adding new co-products
• Correcting methanol combustion emissions

The goal was to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the model for calculating biodiesel production emissions.

Read the Proposed Changes in Allocating Biodiesel Co-Product Emissions Using GHGenius 5.02b Intentions Paper (PDF. 127KB)

Result: We are currently considering the feedback received and updating Information Bulletin RLCF-028: GHGenius 5.02b User Guide – Biodiesel.

Co-processing Method Protocol

Engagement dates: October 2023 to November 2023

Engagement Type: Intentions Paper

Purpose: To develop a method to calculate the volume and carbon intensity (CI) of co-processed fuels.

Co-processing combines petroleum and renewable or low carbon fuel feedstocks during the refining process. This produces a blended fossil and low carbon fuel product. With blended fuels, it is difficult to determine the volume and CI of the renewable or low carbon part of the fuel.

Read the Coprocessing Methodology Protocol Intentions Paper (PDF, 274KB)

Result: We considered the feedback received and developed Information Bulletin RLCF-019: Co-processing Methodology, which was published to the website in January 2025.

Low Carbon Fuels Act, General and Technical Regulations

Engagement dates: 2018 to 2023

Engagement type:

• Information sessions for First Nations, fuel suppliers, and other stakeholders in 2023
• Webinar on electricity specific elements of the Low Carbon Fuels Act in 2022
• Intentions Papers

Purpose: To discuss the development of the Low Carbon Fuels Act (LCFA), which replaced the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act on January 1, 2024. The Act and its regulations are together known as British Columbia’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

View the session presentation LCFS Information Session (PDF, 693KB).

Result:

• Low Carbon Fuels Act
• Low Carbon Fuels (General) Regulation
• Low Carbon Fuels (Technical) Regulation

Aviation Fuel Regulation

(LCFA General and Technical Regulations)

Engagement dates: 2018 to 2023

Engagement type: 

• Intentions Paper
• Engagement sessions and letters to fuel suppliers and the aviation industry.
• Engagement sessions and letters to First Nations

Purpose: To discuss the inclusion of aviation fuel in the LCFS. The paper presented the types of aviation fuels subject to the LCFS. It detailed renewable requirements and carbon intensity targets, and defined:

• Fuel characteristics
• Penalty rates
• Exemption criteria

Read the Aviation Fuel Regulation Intentions Paper (PDF, 218KB)

Result: Feedback was incorporated into the Low Carbon Fuels (Technical) Regulation which implements the technical details of the Low Carbon Fuels Act. The Act and its Regulations came into force January 1, 2024.