tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22366168738194329332011-11-27T18:47:06.885-05:00ZeroGHG.com BlogThe ZeroGHG blog is dedicated to bringing you news about climate change, carbon offsetting, reducing CO2 emissions and carbon trading.ZAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10987308376391508078noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236616873819432933.post-79999142392457565412008-11-09T20:50:00.002-05:002008-11-09T20:53:30.416-05:00Obama election will have impact on Canadian environmental policyThe impact of an Obama election on environmental issues has been a hot topic of discussion in the past weeks. While many of the details of Obama’s policy positions remain to be seen, some of what is already know will surely have an impact on their neighbour’s up north:1. For starters, Obama has indicated that the environment will be a priority issue. This is in sharp contrast to the previous ZAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10987308376391508078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236616873819432933.post-62908265910840366562008-05-13T09:42:00.005-04:002008-11-15T15:27:57.756-05:00Hydro-Québec Proceeds with Largest Wind Power Initiative in North AmericaHydro-Québec announced this week the approval of one of the largest wind power initiative in North America. The project will supply over 2000 megawatts of electricity that will come on-line between 2011 and 2015. The project will require capital investment of $6.7 billion involving 8 different project developers and 15 wind sites.Equipment will be supplied by Enercom GmbH and REpower Systems AG ZAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10987308376391508078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236616873819432933.post-21527996741533059752008-04-25T20:19:00.001-04:002008-11-15T15:28:52.647-05:00The Bio-Fuel MythA recent article in Time magazine has caused some controversy by suggesting what has now become evident for quite some time. Bio-fuels such as corn based ethanol are by no means a solution or even a contributor towards a solution for solving climate change. Amongst the most interesting aspects of the article is not only the impact of biofuels on driving up food costs but also the fact that the ZAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10987308376391508078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236616873819432933.post-56530167050800825452008-03-17T20:13:00.001-04:002008-11-15T15:29:58.300-05:00Canada's Regulatory Framework for Emissions ReductionThe government of Canada released on March 10 the long-awaited details on a proposed regulatory framework to achieve emission reduction of 18% by 2010.The development is a welcome step forward that pushes us closer to the establishment of a more robust cap a trade system. In their announcement the government of Canada explicitly recognized:The need to establish a clear market price for carbonThe ZAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10987308376391508078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236616873819432933.post-69876935045484308962008-03-17T15:16:00.001-04:002008-11-15T15:30:58.074-05:00Montreal Climate Exchange to launch May 30thThe Montreal Exchange announced on Mar 14th its intent to launch on May 30th the Montreal Climate Exchange, a joint venture with the Chicago Climate exchange.The Montreal Climate Exchange has been an on-again off-project in the works since at least 2 or 3 years. The recent Government of Canada announcement a few days earlier re-enforcing its commitment to carbon trading finally pushed this ZAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10987308376391508078noreply@blogger.com0