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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

QUEBEC ISSUES DRAFT CAP-AND-TRADE RULE, EYES 2012 START DATE

QUEBEC ISSUES DRAFT CAP-AND-TRADE RULE, EYES 2012 START DATE
The Canadian province of Québec last week issued draft rules for the operation of a greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program based on guidelines from the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), of which it is a member. The draft regulation, now open for a 60-day public comment period, covers emissions of more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, and it applies to power sector and industrial emitters. If the rules go into effect, the province could have a working cap-and-trade program by Jan. 1, 2012. Read More »

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