Today, Québec Premier Philippe Couillard hosted Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and California Governor Edmund G. Brown in Québec City to sign an agreement linking the carbon markets of Québec, Ontario and California. In stark contrast to current U.S. federal thinking, … Continue reading
I was delighted to to join the roster of speakers at Hazmat Management Magazines’ Remediation Technology Seminar at the Mississauga Convention Centre in Mississauga today., The seminar provided an overview of new developments in remediation technology in Canada and discussed how new regulations will … Continue reading
In our post on February 4, 2016: Ontario introduces new climate change legislation we reported the Ontario Government’s introduction of the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act. That Act was passed today and awaits royal assent before becoming law. Under the Act, money raised … Continue reading
Ontario has posted its proposed draft cap and trade regulation on the Environmental and Regulatory registries for a 45-day public and stakeholder comment period. This comment period builds on previous consultations with industry and business on the design of a … Continue reading
Ontario introduced new legislation today to ensure that proceeds from the province’s cap and trade system are transparently reinvested into green projects and actions that will reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The legislation also includes a more controversial proposal (apparently … Continue reading
Paul will join a distinguished faculty of speakers at the 5th Canadian Cap and Trade Forum to be held in Toronto on February 25th and 26th, 2016. His topic will be Carbon Offsets and Market Dynamics. The 5th edition of the Cap … Continue reading
Yesterday saw 195 nations achieve an historic agreement in Paris to combat climate change. Why was it so important? Firstly and perhaps most importantly, the Paris Agreement for the first time brings all nations into a common cause in the … Continue reading
Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba summed it up succinctly: “Climate change is the defining global environmental issue of our time and now is the time for action. We are joining in partnership with Ontario and Québec to build a cap-and-trade … Continue reading
The 21st Conference of Parties begins tomorrow. Prime Minister Trudeau and the Premiers of the Canadian Provinces will join other world leaders in Paris. COP 21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will, for the first time in over … Continue reading
On the eve of the Climate Summit of the Americas, Ontario’s acting Environmental Commissioner, Ellen Schwartzel has released “Feeling the Heat: 2015 Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report”, the latest in the Commissioner’s annual reports on climate change. While the Commissioner praises … Continue reading
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