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Quebec shows leadership with Cap and Trade

Posted by Chris Fellingham on May 18, 2009
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Quebec is in the process of taking a bold step towards North America’s first Cap and Trade system.  Bill 42, tabled recentlyis designed to bring in a mandatory Cap and Trade system to Quebec, in line with the WCI, of which Quebec is a key member along with Ontario and British Columbia and California among [...]

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Manitoba: Canada’s Quiet Team Player

Posted by Chris Fellingham on May 03, 2009
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While Manitoba’s efforts are not as expensive or expansive as Ontario’s “right to connect” initiative or as innovative as British Columbia’s carbon tax, Manitoba has been quietly pulling its own weight when it comes to reducing GHG emissions. As it makes clear on its website, while it is by no means a major emitter in [...]

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Talk at the top masks movement underneath: Canadian Provinces take the lead on Climate Change

Posted by Chris Fellingham on February 26, 2009
Canada, Politics, USA / No Comments

While Obama’s visit to Canada rightly made headlines across North America; as the first state visit and one that was open in its discussion of Climate Change measures (even if they Climate Change talks had to take a backseat to the economy. 2009 however, also saw the slow awakening of another key initiative to Combat [...]

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