U.S. Leaves the Markets Out in the Fight Against Carbon Emissions
In 1990, by an overwhelming majority, Congress amended the Clean Air Act to establish a market for electric utilities to trade the right to emit sulfur dioxide, one of the […]
Category Archives: North America
Is this Alberta’s moment to become a leader in climate policy?
Alberta has reset its climate policy. Provincial Environment Minister Shannon Phillips committed Thursday to put an end date on Alberta’s much maligned GHG policy while aligning its carbon price at […]
EnviroEconomics: Another Climate Plan Too Far? Canada Releases its post-2020 GHG Ambition
Today, Canada published its proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan for the Paris Conference of the Parties to be held in November and December this year. Called an Intended Nationally […]
Ontario joins the carbon pricing chorus
Good news from the frontier today: Ontario has announced its intention to put a price on carbon, joining Alberta, Québec and British Columbia. These four provinces alone account for almost […]
