Sentences with phrase «green economy act»

Ontario is hoping its new Green Energy and Green Economy Act will be the catalyst for major job growth and revitalization for the province's economy, and at the same time be good for the environment.

Prior to joining QUEST, Richard researched and authored Pollution Probe's Primer on Energy Systems in Canada, and worked on a variety of energy - related files with Ontario Ministries of Energy and the Environment, including the Renewable Energy Approval under the Green Energy and Green Economy Act.

In Ontario, local politicians have no real power to support or deny those projects, and also, little ability to generate a real community benefit due to the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA).

«Bill 150, the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (the Act) gives investors, project developers and other industry players» the green light and «race to identify the most lucrative investment opportunities ``

With the enactment of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (Green Energy Act) in 2009, the Ontario government committed ratepayers to massive subsidization of various forms of renewable energy, especially wind power and solar energy, along with the phasing out of coalfired generation in the province — a goal achieved in 2014.

You may or may not be aware that when George Smitherman held the «energy» portfolio and shortly after he introduced Bill 150, the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA), he appeared before the Standing Committee on General Government in 2009 and said this:

On this front, OSEA has been extremely successful with the passage in 2009 of Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act.

The time has come to kill the Green Energy and Green Economy Act and send the Liberals down the Mattagami or Niagara rivers before they further damage OPG!

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We respectfully ask for you to act in support of these good paying jobs and meaningful investment in our local economies by green - lighting Caithness II.»

We hope that policymakers and politicians will recognise the urgent need to act and will show the policy leadership that the UK needs to commit to a greener economy.»

But even though four decades of Clean Air Act programs have already done a lot to improve our health, environment leaders and public health advocates alike would like to see lawmakers put in place even more stringent rules to reduce pollution of all kinds and put our economy on a cleaner, greener path overall.

Founder and President at GEC; UNEP Reform Project Leader at Tema at Linkoping University; SCO Project Leader at Vermont University; My mission is to contribute myself in global environmental and sustainable development governance and act to accelerate transitioning the society to green economy with sustainable development, and to join together with world visionary leaders to fight and combat the climate change that threaten life of all.

About Fen Wang Founder and President at GEC; UNEP Reform Project Leader at Tema at Linkoping University; SCO Project Leader at Vermont University; My mission is to contribute myself in global environmental and sustainable development governance and act to accelerate transitioning the society to green economy with sustainable development, and to join together with world -LSB-...]

Declare our determination, as low - emitting countries that are acutely vulnerable to climate change, to show moral leadership on climate change through actions as well as words, by acting now to commence greening our economies as our contribution towards achieving carbon neutrality,

Some of the policies examined include the B.C. carbon tax, Ontario's Green Energy and Economy Act and phase - out of coal - fired power, Quebec's and Nova Scotia's regulatory cap on emissions, public transit strategies in Ontario, and federal fuel - efficiency standards for cars.

Also encouraging: the commitment to support green economy - related fields in higher education, so we can act on climate while also supporting the economy.»

Only safety and environmental concerns will be legitimate objections to biofuel plants, solar panel fields and wind turbines under a green energy act to be proposed this month, the premier said yesterday in a speech on the economy.

More proof that the Green Energy and Economy Act should be tossed out!

Localities have authority over the built environment (e.g. through zoning and building codes); they can implement smart growth initiatives and increase public transportation alternatives; they act as first responders for climate impacts; they deploy green infrastructure such as increasing land for open space and parks; and they drive green economies by offering tax relief and other incentives.

«Given the current understanding of the failure of the Green Energy and Economy Act in Ontario, and this policy's addition to the staggering debt, let this be a time to push the pause button and enact a Province wide moratorium, not just on offshore, but onshore as well.

Now we have stupid governments, like the Liberals here in Ontario, who think they are doing the «right thing» attempting to curb emissions with the Green Energy Act, erecting windturbines and solar panels all over the place with the direct consequences of killing the economy, driving up electricity prices to unaffordable levels, and not one molecule of CO2 has been reduced.

The governments of North Africa have a golden opportunity to act domestically with the creation of green jobs that will meet the needs of their people, economy, and the climate.

Green IT companies are saying, «Economy Eschonomy» because everyone seems to be catching on that the way to save money is cleaning up their act in the IT department and saving loads of money on energy.

It also predicts that the green policies the government already has in place will see the economy «significantly exceed» the 34 per cent target set for 2020 under the Climate Change Act.

One of the key features of the Green Energy and Economy Act, 2009 («GEA») are «Feed in Tariffs» for renewable generation such as wind, solar, biomass and hydro - electric power.

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been signed, we have a better idea how the bill will stimulate certain aspects of the green economy.