The last plan called for amendments to the Ontario Building Code, toughening up Northern Ontario’s winter road network and conducting “infrastructure vulnerability assessments.” ...
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Ontario moving closer to municipal targets for carbon emissions
The province’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change currently has a contract out for bids right now that seeks the “Development of a Draft Guideline to Support the Completion of Municipal Greenhouse Gas (GHG) I ...
National carbon price to start cheaper, rise faster than that of Ontario’s cap-and-trade system
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. ...
Purchase: Ontario’s long-term energy plan and radical agendas
Columnist Bryne Purchase is looking for a little more transparency in Ontario's energy planning. ...
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. ...
Liberals take heat over details of climate-change-action-plan-that-must-not-be-confirmed-or-denied
Despite the Globe and Mail obtaining a copy of the government's climate change action plan, the Liberal government is keeping quiet about its contents. ...
Liberals take heat over details of climate-change-action-plan-that-must-not-be-confirmed-or-denied
Despite the Globe and Mail obtaining a copy of the government's climate change action plan, the Liberal government is keeping quiet about its contents. ...
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. ...
Will the government take an exit ramp on ‘Natural Gas Superhighway’ bill?
PC MPP Bob Bailey’s Natural Gas Superhighway Act, otherwise known as Bill 76, is currently being considered by the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly. ...
Renewable energy may not be best way to reduce emissions, AG report warns
Auditor general report's argument that there may be more effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions than implementing expensive renewable energy projects has received relatively little attention ...
Trudeau announces first ministers’ meeting for Nov. 23
The meeting, the first one with all the premiers since 2009, will have the upcoming UN climate change conference at the top of the agenda. ...
Wynne and Notley talk climate change, energy policy
Two premiers present united front in support of carbon pricing policies that would achieve real emissions reductions; Wynne says that shouldn't involve 'pitting one province against the other' ...
Ontario climate summit to pave the way for sub-national leadership
Canada's environment minister won't be among delegates, a snub that carries symbolic value as action on climate change in North America is increasingly the domain of sub-national governments ...
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. ...
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 ...
Godfrey named climate change special adviser
Former Liberal MP John Godfrey will head a 16-member panel on climate change to advise on how to 'strengthen collaboration with other subnational jurisdictions.' ...
On climate change strategy, Duguid tells auto industry to keep calm and carry on
Though final decisions on the climate change strategy have not been made, Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid claims the government seeks a balanced approach ...
Heard: Ontario soliciting climate change suggestions in-person and online
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Climate change strategy consultations begin, with few details on carbon pricing
The only hints the environment minister gave on Thursday was that Ontario's carbon-pricing program would be substantial and may not be revenue-neutral. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Heard: Ontario to work with California, Quebec, B.C. on climate change
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