Hearings on Bill 172, the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, began Monday at Queen’s Park. ...
Tag Archives: cap and trade
Gas giants trying to grasp costs of coming cap-and-trade program
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. and Union Gas Limited have, or are applying for, accounts that will record the cost of government greenhouse gas reduction programs, and are eyeing repayment for those expenses. ...
Cap-and-trade concerns on industry’s mind during pre-budget consultations
Representatives from the natural gas, steelmaking and paper industries have voiced their concerns about the coming cap-and-trade system to the province's finance committee. ...
Happening: Manitoba to link cap-and-trade system with Ontario and Quebec
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Province estimates $1.3 billion in cap-and-trade revenue in 2017
Proceeds will go into a Green Investment Fund, which is dedicated for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province ...
Electricity sector will be ‘rewarded’ under cap-and-trade for coal plant shutdown, Chiarelli says
Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli said ratepayers deserve some relief within cap and trade for the 'sacrifice' already made after the coal-fired power plants were shut down. ...
Purchase: Cap-and-trade is a risky policy
Columnist Bryne Purchase says the Liberal government's cap-and-trade policy announced Monday is the more complex way of controlling greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Province announces cap-and-trade program, but details remain scarce
Premier Kathleen Wynne and Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray said today was for announcing Ontario has 'picked a lane,' but weren't willing to get into cost or revenue estimates. ...
Expect news on carbon pricing in year ahead, premier says
Ontario may be joining Quebec's cap-and-trade system, particularly after the two provinces held a joint Cabinet meeting in November that had climate change as a major focus, Kathleen Wynne tells QP Briefing. ...