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North American leaders agree to cooperate on climate change
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- Canada, Mexico, USA
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- September 11 2009
On August 10, 2009, at a North American summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, the leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada issued a joint declaration that committed their three countries to work together on climate change and clean energy issues
Recent developments in the Western Climate Initiative
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- Canada, USA
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- March 6 2009
On February 19, 2009, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), an initiative of several U.S. states and Canadian provinces to establish a regional greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade system by 2012, released its 2009-2010 Work Plan
Senate releases climate change bill
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- Canada, USA
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- October 5 2009
On October 1, 2009, the U.S. Senate released a draft energy and climate change bill known as the Kerry-Boxer bill after its sponsors Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer
Canada, US and Mexico support new regulation of HFCs
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- Canada, Mexico, USA
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- October 5 2009
The United States, Canada and Mexico have proposed using the Montreal Protocol an international treaty that limits the use of the ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons to also limit emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent GHGs
Canadian and US officials continue Clean Energy Dialogue
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- Canada, USA
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- October 5 2009
On September 16, 2009, Environment Minister Jim Prentice and his American counterpart, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, presented their first Report to Leaders on the Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue
U.S. Senate releases climate change bill, and other recent developments
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- Canada, USA
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- October 5 2009
On October 1, 2009, the U.S. Senate released a draft energy and climate change bill known as the Kerry-Boxer bill after its sponsors Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer
Environment minister continues to espouse Canada-U.S. cooperation
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- Canada, USA
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- December 8 2009
On November 13, 2009, Environment Minister Jim Prentice reiterated the federal government’s plans to work toward harmonized Canada-U.S. action on climate change
Western Climate Initiative solicits comments on offset criteria
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- Canada, USA
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- August 6 2009
On July 24, 2009, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) released a discussion paper titled Offset Definition and Eligibility Criteria, which will be available for public comment until August 21, 2009
Western Climate Initiative releases Program Design document
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- Canada, USA
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- August 31 2010
The Western Climate Initiative recently released its program design document (the Program Design), setting out how the WCI will implement its plans to establish aregional cap-and-trade system by January 1, 2012
Shareholders file resolutions on climate change disclosure
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- Canada, USA
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- March 15 2010
As of March 4, 2010, a coalition of institutional investors and environmental groups, led by Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, has filed 95 shareholder resolutions relating to the climate change disclosure of 82 U.S. and Canadian companies, including coal, electric power and oil producers, house builders, big box retailers and financial institutions
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- Workarea - Environment
- Author - Patricia A. Koval