An Enbridge spokesperson says the company is "asking to collect 3.4 cents per cubic metre of natural gas used by all of our residential and most of our business customers related to the government’s new cap and trade pro ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
The Liberals already promised up to $1.3 billion for hydro bill help – if the money gets made
The Liberal government has vowed to put $1 billion to $1.3 billion in cap-and-trade proceeds towards keeping electricity rates "affordable." ...
Hydro bills an ‘urgent issue’ and some kind of relief is coming soon, Premier says
On the heels of a byelection loss, Kathleen Wynne says her government has to do more about rising electricity costs ...
Ontario’s electricity costs increased by $5 billion over 10 years: IESO
A new report from the Independent Electricity System Operator says the total cost of Ontario’s electricity service increased by 32 per cent between 2006 and 2015, “primarily because of new investments in generation and d ...
Ontario, Quebec and Mexico get cozy over cap and trade, carbon pricing
The three governments says they “wish to deepen their collaboration by conducting cooperation activities on carbon markets with the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” ...
Wynne calls climate change ‘the most pressing global issue of our time’ in Mexico speech
Wynne is in Mexico on a mission to promote economic and climate ties. Mexico is also working on a cap-and-trade system, starting with a pilot project that will launch in November, the first step towards a national carbon ...
Could Ontario, someday, link its cap-and-trade system with Mexico?
Mexico announced earlier this month that it plans to start a voluntary emissions trading system, also known as cap and trade, to help it combat climate change. Ontario has noticed. ...
So where exactly will Ontario’s cap-and-trade system reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
“Buying allowances is not reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it’s buying allowances," declares NDP environment critic Peter Tabuns. ...
Budget watchdog finds Ontario’s rising energy costs in line with other provinces
The newest commentary from Ontario’s budget office says average home energy costs increased by double-digits from 2010 to 2014, but also found the province’s hydro and heating bills, and their hikes, are more or less in ...
‘We’re not spooked’: Ontario government on defensive after cap-and-trade collapse in California and Quebec
California and Quebec are selling fewer cap-and-trade credits than ever, and Ontario intends to join their market in 2018. ...
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