RSPEDE: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Covered by Québec's Cap-and-Trade System

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Covered by the RSPEDE dataset tracks emissions allowances under Québec's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap and Trade System Regulations. It includes emissions from industrial establishments, electricity producers, and fuel distributors exceeding specific thresholds, with data presented in separate files for establishments and fuel distributors. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze compliance patterns based on emissions thresholds for industrial establishments.
• Model emissions coverage trends for fuel distributors based on reported fuel volumes.
• Assess sectoral contributions to covered emissions based on the described reporting entities.
• Track regulatory participation based on the option for installations below the 25,000 tmt threshold.
• Evaluate the exclusion of biogenic CO2 and captured CO2 based on the description of covered emissions.

Strengths

• Data is structured for specific regulatory entities: industrial establishments, electricity producers, and fuel distributors.
• Explicit thresholds are defined (25,000 tmt eq. CO2/year for most, 10,000 mt/eq. CO2 for optional participation).
• Data is separated into logical files for establishments and fuel distributors.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-17 15:46:12.385152; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Mandatory reporting under the Regulations on the Mandatory Reporting of Certain Contaminant Emissions into the Air (RDOECA).

Freshness

Last updated April 17, 2026.

Geography

Québec