Cost isn’t everything, though; the federal government says provinces who use cap-and-trade systems must have 2030 emissions targets equal to or greater than Canada’s, which is 30 per cent below 2005 GHG levels. ...
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Ontario’s ‘green bank’ doesn’t have a name yet
The green bank will also have to tap outside experts, who will to help it fulfill a mission of helping households pay for low-carbon retrofits to their homes. ...
Liberals and Tories point fingers over cap-and-trade committee clashes
On Monday, Bill 172, the Liberal government’s greenhouse gas bill, was scheduled for its third round of clause-by-clause consideration by the general government committee. There will be a fourth round. ...
Approximately 200 amendments proposed to government’s cap-and-trade bill
Bill 172, the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act, was back before the general government committee on Monday for clause-by-clause consideration. ...
Committee hears qualms about targets, timing and transparency of cap-and-trade
Hearings on Bill 172, the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, began Monday at Queen’s Park. ...
Purchase: Why carbon pricing should be used to cut the HST
Columnist Bryne Purchase suggests the best policy for revenue-neutral carbon pricing is to reduce taxes on consumption. ...
What can be expected for Ontario’s carbon pricing program? A look at the Quebec-California scheme
Liberals' leak of details of their proposal to join the Quebec-California partnership raises possibility of billions in funding for transportation infrastructure ...
Liberal motion attempts to pin Tories on climate change
PC caucus leadership says it believes climate change is real and action is required to stop it, but that isn't going to change carbon pricing stance ...
Seen: Ontarians still skeptical of carbon pricing, Forum poll concludes
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Wynne, Trudeau see provinces taking the lead on carbon pricing
Premier Kathleen Wynne and federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau met Thursday in Ottawa, and seemed to find common ground on combatting climate change. ...
Heard: Trudeau says federal carbon-pricing policy should be kept to ‘overseeing’ provinces
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Purchase: The future of Ontario lies in needed increase in transportation fuel taxes
Columnist Bryne Purchase says the Ontario PC Party's potential opposition to carbon pricing puts the Opposition on the wrong side of history. ...
Seen: Carbon pricing plans in Ontario creating new market for emissions reduction expertise
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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. ...
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