¶ Published Monday, June 29th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Clive Crook at FT.com isn’t impressed. In short:
“It proposes safety valves that will ease the cap if it threatens to have a noticeable effect on energy prices. It relies heavily on offsets – theoretical carbon reductions bought from other countries or other industries – so that big US emitters will not need to try so [...]
¶ Published Sunday, June 28th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
On Friday, by a vote of 219-212, the US House of Representatives narrowly approved the Waxman-Markey climate bill that would force US companies to limit greenhouse-gas emissions. The legislation’s primary aim is the introduction of a cap-and-trade system. It also includes a federal renewable electricity mandate and new mandatory energy efficiency standards.
The bill now moves [...]
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We are heavily influenced by others. And the more exposure people have, the more likely they will be tolerant and open minded. A recent article in Good Magazine outlines how social networks (Facebook, Twitter…) are makes consumers more responsible and less image conscience. When your online comments, photos and videos determine your reputation, you tend [...]
¶ Published Tuesday, June 23rd at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
The Quebec government, Équiterre and Montreal International announced this week the creation of a new International Climate Secretariat in Montreal. These will be the headquarters of the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA), a coalition of 20 key international organizations working to increase public pressure on the world’s governments (Canada being high on the list) [...]
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Following regulations when something is first installed may no longer be adequate because a company grows, employing more people, or the regulations are tougher yet the business doesn’t keep up-to-date. The result can be a shockingly expensive work order – and an even more expensive fine.
– By Isaac Rudik at Compliance Solutions Canada
While the news [...]
¶ Published Friday, June 19th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Debates about climate change policy can get heated. Advocates of a carbon tax clash with those who favour cap-and-trade. And there are those who prefer instead an emissions-intensity regime, which aims to reduce over time the ratio of greenhouse gases emitted to a unit of economic output.
All of which is very academic [...]
¶ Published Saturday, June 13th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Last week, Hillary Clinton and her canadian counterpart, Lawrence Cannon, announced that they would enter into negotiations for new agreements on the great lakes. CBC article. As outlined in the article and my recent post, the Great Lakes are in rough shape. Decades of industrial and government negligence have created a mess in the our [...]
¶ Published Friday, June 12th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Information about the Federal Government’s proposed Offset System for Greenhouse Gases can be found here. The draft rules and guidance documents were released this week for review by interested parties who have 60 days to give their comments. It’s expected that documents will be finalized in the fall, followed by the launch of the Offset [...]
¶ Published Tuesday, June 9th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
A few words on Ontario’s Green Energy Act. Many have marveled at how quickly Ontario is moving ahead with new environmental legislation in recent months, not least of which is the recently adopted Green Energy Act which aims to drive investment to create a 21st century “smart” energy grid. The incentive behind this is the [...]
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