Sentences with phrase «government on carbon pricing»

MIT researchers are working with the Mexican government on carbon pricing options to meet the country's climate goals under the Paris Agreement.

Not exact matches

Nova Scotia opted for cap and trade in November 2016 as part of the federal government's push to get the provinces to set a price on carbon.

Such modelling demonstrates a carbon - pricing regime is manageable; the Canadian government's ongoing obfuscation on the subject isn't helpful.

A Q&A with economist Andrew Leach on what we know about the Trudeau government's national carbon price plan, and all the questions that remain unanswered

And if the American government had decided to pursue cap - and - trade, a price on carbon in Canada might have already been established by now.

Federal and provincial governments will need to pair carbon pricing with smart regulations and a transition to clean power across the economy to get Canada on track to hit our national target.»

A senior oil executive is urging federal and provincial governments to put a significant price on carbon dioxide to encourage the industry to reduce emissions even as it increases production and accesses new and growing markets.

The earliest the NDP could form government and, conceivably, begin to establish a price on carbon is 2015, when the next election is expected to occur.

Voser's answer is that carbon emissions won't be free forever: governments must put a price on them.

First, Trudeau had to work with the NDP government in Alberta to twin his plan for a national price on carbon with its provincial plan and with its idea to put an emission cap on the oil sands.

The Canadian president of Royal Dutch Shell says carbon capture and storage — in which the Harper government has invested heavily — won't be successful unless a price is put on carbon.

Elizabeth Payne points out that carbon capture and storage — which the Harper government has committed millions in funding to — will need a meaningful price on carbon to succeed.

VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's 2018 budget: «Today's budget announced support for implementing key pieces of the government's climate change and clean growth plan, including putting a price on carbon pollution and extending tax support for clean energy.

In Canada, the federal government has said every province must set a price on carbon.

Thing is, the Harper government's stance on carbon pricing isn't strictly «in the past.»

While both governments remain committed to finding new markets for Canada's oil and gas, they have voiced strong support for increasing clean energy production and exports in order to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of fluctuating oil prices on Canada's economy.

The Alberta government received the final report from the independent panel led by University of Alberta economics professor Andrew Leach and announced its plans to phase out coal burning electricity plants, phase in a price on carbon, introduce a limit on overall emissions from the oil sands and introduce an energy efficiency strategy.

As a matter of political give - and - take, what is the federal government promising Saskatchewan, whose new premier, Scott Moe, is as opposed to a pan-Canadian price on carbon as was his predecessor Mr. Wall?

Leach appears to assume that the federal government lacks the constitutional jurisdiction to impose its pan-Canadian carbon price on unwilling provinces.

Either way — either set by the government or the open market — a price on carbon is established.

AN ALLIANCE of some of the nation's biggest industry organisations is preparing to spend millions of dollars on a campaign to destroy the Gillard government's plans to put a price on carbon.

Abbott has also introduced legislation into parliament to axe Labor's Climate Change Authority, which advises the government on emissions - reduction targets, and to repeal its tax on carbon pricing.

The chancellor announced the government's intention to increase certainty for investors in low - carbon generation by putting a minimum price on the greenhouse gases emitted by the power sector.

The decisions the current Government takes on transport to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and rising oil prices could have significant repercussions for many years to come... Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to: «Change direction on transport policy - and aim to rapidly move towards a low - carbon transport system... Vehicle Excise Duty must be changed to make road tax on gas - guzzlers more expensive - and cheaper for greener cars...»

They passed a motion on a green stimulus for the economy earlier this afternoon that included an amendment saying the government should «introduce a windfall tax on operators of existing nuclear stations, recovering through taxation the profits they make solely as a result of the introduction of the carbon floor price from April 2013».

Should the government impose a price on carbon emissions, whether it is a tax or cap - and - trade system, CO2 - free sources, such as nuclear energy, will become even more competitive.

Having campaigned on a promise to reduce Canada's carbon footprint, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today took a step toward that goal by announcing that his government will impose a pan-Canadian price on carbon, even if that means he must trample on reluctant provincial governments.

Environmentalists, led by Green Party leader Elizabeth May, argued that the federal approach was too modest, with May taking to Twitter to declare the government's initial price on carbon as «too low to be taken seriously.»

The countries will also encourage state and provincial governments to share lessons learned about designing systems to put prices on emissions for carbon markets.

He also called for the U.S. government to tax or put a price on carbon emissions in order to encourage private investment in clean energy and curb climate change.

Even given government incentives and a price on carbon, however, ArborGen must satisfy concerns from regulators and environmental groups that its engineered trees will not, especially when gifted with the ability to resist cold, spread untrammeled through forests.

Executive Summary Around the world, governments are establishing carbon pricing systems to put a price - tag on greenhouse gas emissions and incentivize more climate friendly practices.

A couple of years later, after the industry was turned upside down by soaring oil prices and economic turmoil, governments began mandating tough new limits on fuel economy and carbon - dioxide emissions.

Once you remove government subsidies for coal and place a market price on carbon emissions, coal is no longer «cheap» even by market standards.

«Fighting climate change successfully will certainly require sensible government policies to level the economic playing field between clean and dirty energy, such as putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions.

The only responsible strategy for governments of the wealthy countries that have created the problem is to put a price on carbon AND invest heavily in R&D.

To achieve these goals, the report recommended that the federal government implement a nationwide price on carbon and eliminate subsidies to Canada's fossil fuel industry — particularly, its tar sands industry.

That's why, the ministry says, the federal government agreed with the 2011 Energy Package to introduce compensatory arrangements for businesses competing at a global level, including measures to offset increases in the price of power stemming from the EU's carbon emissions trade, and a cap on their renewables allocation charge.

In Sydney activists flew kites calling for the government to put a price on carbon, an issue that the current Australian administration supports but has seen fierce opposition.

The climate commission was made up of three professors — experts from a range of relevant fields — an economist and a former businessman and set up to give the government and all Australians expert, unbiased advice on climate change, gas emissions and the carbon price.

At the next election the Coalition is almost certain to win government, and the first item on their agenda is to dismantle the price of carbon emissions, followed shortly thereafter by the elimination of Federal Government oversight of the engovernment, and the first item on their agenda is to dismantle the price of carbon emissions, followed shortly thereafter by the elimination of Federal Government oversight of the enGovernment oversight of the environment.

While CBC relates Trudeau's assertion that «86 per cent of the Canadian economy is now covered, or soon to be covered, by a price on carbon,» the news network admits that how Canada will reach the rest of its proposed emissions targets «hasn't yet been nailed down,» and the new Liberal government has «resisted efforts by climate change groups and the media to lay out its targets and timelines for achieving them.»

But asked at a briefing to unveil the BP annual statistical review of world energy whether his employer should do more, he said: «We need governments to lead on this... and set a meaningful carbon price.»

Because energy prices affect every single America, everyone has a stake in the issue of whether the government imposes additional restrictions on fossil - fuel use, including carbon pricing schemes such as those proposed by PRG.

Regardless of the mechanism chosen, any carbon pricing system implemented should be Revenue Neutral so that the government does not become dependent on the revenue from the fee, tax or trade credits.

On 2013/10/23, during the disastrous NSW fires, Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said that the NSW bushfires were proof that the world «is already paying the price of carbon», and also criticised the government's direct action policy (reported in news.com.au and elsewhereOn 2013/10/23, during the disastrous NSW fires, Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said that the NSW bushfires were proof that the world «is already paying the price of carbon», and also criticised the government's direct action policy (reported in news.com.au and elsewhereon Climate Change, said that the NSW bushfires were proof that the world «is already paying the price of carbon», and also criticised the government's direct action policy (reported in news.com.au and elsewhere).

There was some bad news for Drax recently as the UK government decided that biomass subsidies would not keep climbing as the «carbon price floor» — levied on fossil fuel production (and due to rise further)-- on electricity consumption has caused a backlash from manufacturers, consumer groups and energy suppliers who are concerned that the «tax will push up prices, make the UK uncompetitive and force the premature closure of coal - fired power plants, increasing the risk of blackouts.»

• Lifting the targets to 25 - 40 % by 2020 based on the latest scientific evidence • • Abolishing the free permits granted to the biggest polluters • • Ensuring that individual action results in lower emissions, not lower carbon prices • Unless these major flaws in the CPRS can be fixed the government should introduce a carbon tax as a matter of urgency.

It is impossible to reach the President's highly ambitious goals within the relatively short timeframes he desires unless the US Government puts a stiff price on carbon and unless it takes a series of coordinated actions which have the effect of directly or indirectly limiting the supply, availability, and consumption of all carbon fuels.

«More than two dozen of the nation's biggest corporations, including the five major oil companies, are planning their future growth on the expectation that the government will force them to pay a price for carbon pollution as a way to control global warming.»