proposed renewable fuels regulations available in english and french 85 pages greenhouse gases ghgs are primary contributors to climate change. the most significant sources of ghg emissions are anthropogenic mostly as a result of combustion of fossil fuels. the emissions of ghgs have been increasing significantly since the industrial revolution and this trend is likely to continue if no action is taken. in 2007 the ghg emissions from the transportation sector contributed around 27 to canadas inventory of emissions. modeling results from natural resources canada nrcan indicate that the use of renewable fuels in liquid petroleum fuel can contribute to ghg emission reductions on a lifecycle basis. the proposed renewable fuels regulations proposed regulations are a key element of the governments renewable fuels strategy. the objective of the proposed regulations is to reduce ghg emissions by mandating an average 5 renewable fuel content based on the gasoline volume thereby contributing towards the protection of canadians and the environment from the impacts of climate change. the proposed regulations would require fuel producers and importers to have an average renewable fuel content of at least 5 based on the volume of gasoline produced and imported. the proposed regulations include provisions that govern the creation of compliance units allowing trading of these units among participants and also require record keeping and reporting to ensure compliance. the proposed regulations also include provisions requiring an average 2 renewable fuel content in diesel fuel and heating distillate oil based on annual volumes. 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. note on december 30 2006 environment canada published the notice of intent noi to develo a federal regulation requiring renewable fuels. the noi sets out the proposed regulatory approach and key design elements. the noi was notified as g tbt n can 193.