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Why Ontario’s Cap and Trade is here to Stay

Some in the business community are uncertain whether the Ontario Cap and Trade (CT) program will survive a Progressive Conservative win in the...

By all accounts, Ontario’s first Cap and Trade (C&T) auction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowances held on March 22, 2017 was a success.

Six Steps in Transparency that Ontario should adopt to Nurture Cap and Trade - SMV Energy Solutions

More needs to be done to ensure the success of Ontario’s Cap and Trade (C&T) program, otherwise misinformation and misunderstanding will be...

Is a Carbon Tax the Same as Cap and Trade? - SMV Energy Solutions

There is a lot of confusion between cap and trade (C&T) and a carbon tax. This is understandable because it is all newly mainstream since the Paris...

Ontario’s Cap and Trade program sounded promising when it was legislated, but looking at it more closely, it doesn’t have the legs to support the new...

Should a Natural Forest Count as a Carbon Credit?

Yes, of course, it makes sense for natural, existing forests to count as a credit in carbon cap and trade, but right now they don’t. Urban forests...

Why Companies should Voluntarily Participate in Carbon Cap and Trade?

Voluntary participation in carbon cap and trade is one of those things that is worthwhile to do even though not everyone is not doing it, and it does...

Ontario, Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, GHG emissions, participants, cap and trade program

On May 18, 2016 the Ontario provincial government gave royal assent to legislate the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, which...

For the second time, I was excited by the Ontario Government’s announcement it was joining the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Yes, I did say the...

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Why Ontario’s Cap and Trade is here to Stay

What does Ontario’s First C&T Auction of GHG Allowances really mean?

Six Steps in Transparency that Ontario should adopt to Nurture Cap and Trade

Is a Carbon Tax the Same as Cap and Trade?

Why Ontario’s Cap and Trade Program Won’t Succeed as a Source of Revenue in the New Economy

Should a Natural Forest Count as a Carbon Credit?

Why Companies should Voluntarily Participate in Carbon Cap and Trade?

What Does 10,000 Tonnes per Year of GHG Emissions Look Like?

Why I like Cap and Trade

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