The Canadian government is taking aim directly at the coal industry. Canada’s Environment Minister discussed the issue yesterday. The indication is that coal producer’s would be required to capture GHG emissions.

From the Globe and Mail article – The federal government is planning sweeping new climate-change regulations for Canada’s electricity sector that will phase out traditional coal-fired power. Any new coal plants will have to include highly expensive – and unproven – technology to capture greenhouse gas emissions and inject it underground for permanent storage, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said in an interview yesterday.