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FINDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS

OUR PROCESS

Our process helps Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.

RESEARCH

We rigorously research and conduct high quality analysis on issues of sustainable development. Our thinking is original and thought provoking.

CONVENE

We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge.

ADVISE

We generate ideas and provide realistic solutions to advise governments, Parliament and Canadians. We proceed with resolve and optimism to bring Canada’s economy and environment closer together.

Canada’s Options for a Domestic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Program

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RELEASED
1999

This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of five potential options for a domestic emissions trading program for greenhouse gases. Emissions trading is a system created when strict limits are placed on allowable emissions, either through government regulation, voluntary industry participation, or a combination of both. The report urges the federal and provincial governments to proceed immediately, in consultation with industry and environmental groups, with the analysis required to select and implement a suitably designed emissions trading program/