Understanding the Quebec cap-and-trade system
Quebec has a carbon pricing system that’s distinct from the systems in other Canadian provinces. This report aims to shed light on the key features of the Quebec cap-and-trade system.
Quebec has a carbon pricing system that’s distinct from the systems in other Canadian provinces. This report aims to shed light on the key features of the Quebec cap-and-trade system.
Industrial carbon pricing incentivizes investment in Canadian industry.
Clean Prosperity Western Director Adam Sweet made the following statement about the federal government’s draft regulations to cap emissions from Canada’s oil and gas sector, released today: “The federal government’s proposed emissions cap is the wrong policy. The new regulations couldn’t arrive at a worse time.” Adam Sweet, director for Western Canada, Clean Prosperity “The
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By Benjamin Dachis, vice president, research and outreach and Adam Sweet, vice president, Western Canada Originally published in The Hub. Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free
Alberta could miss out on billions of dollars in low-carbon investment if the province doesn’t fix a major problem with its carbon market, says a new report released today by Clean Prosperity. The Alberta carbon market is likely to face an oversupply of carbon credits before the end of the decade, which could further depress
Today the Canada Growth Fund publicly released its strategy for offering carbon contracts to de-risk investment in low-carbon projects. The strategy outlines the types of contracts the Growth Fund will offer, including a new commitment to offer standardized contracts to smaller projects, which could boost low-carbon investment across Canada. Since launching in late 2023, the
Clean Prosperity Executive Director Michael Bernstein made the following statement about the carbon contract for difference announced today between the Canada Growth Fund, Gibson Energy Inc., and Varme Energy Inc. “The deal announced today is another positive step in the rollout of carbon contracts for difference to de-risk big low-carbon investments,” said Bernstein. “That’s what
Clean Prosperity's Nuclear for a Net-Zero Canada report offers solutions to the cost and policy uncertainty problems that are undermining nuclear's potential.
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