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Carbon
Coal-Fired Electricity Performance Standards Advance, Indicate Carbon Policy Trends
In late August, 2011 Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent confirmed the federal government’s intention to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the coal-fired electricity sector. The proposed regulations are expected to apply performance standards on new coal-fired electricity generation units and facilities which have reached the end of their useful life. The government has also said that it is pursuing similar performance standards on GHG emissions for other industrial sectors.
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Greenhouse Gas Footprints
The low carbon economy is coming. This will affect the way all businesses operate. Risks and opportunities abound. Faced with a shifting landscape of government regulations and stakeholder interests, is your company ready to manage these risks and seize the opportunities as they arise?
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The Transition to a Low Carbon World: Are You Prepared?
With carbon reporting legislated within Ontario and the United States and ongoing stakeholder interest, companies are scrambling to develop or boost their sustainability and carbon strategies.
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Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada
In 2009, Canada finds itself facing both new and familiar climate policy challenges. The past several years have seen the emergence of federal and provincial plans to arrest and ultimately reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in Canada. A variety of policy instruments have been ventured—from carbon taxes to trading regimes to technology funds to regulations.
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A Carbon Footprint Primer
As the real estate sector is being affected by a slowing economy and unpredictable energy costs, yet another market pressure is emerging. Fueled by the enormity of the climate challenge and the need to ensure human survival, governments and the private sector are being pressured to reduce – in absolute terms – their levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
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