BC NDP's Cap and Trade Proposal Nothing New
BC NDP leader Carole James defended her party’s proposal to scrap the BC Carbon Tax by promising to “implement a cap-and-trade system to put a price on carbon.”
This of course is nothing new in that British Columbia is already a partner in the Western Climate Initiative (WCI.)
Under the WCI framework member States and Provinces are well underway in identifying, evaluating, and implementing “collective and cooperative ways to reduce greenhouse gases in the region, focusing on a market-based cap-and-trade system.”
This article is another in Desmogblog's ongoing coverage of the British Columbia 2009 election. We believe this is key election in the history of Climate Change policy in North America. Click here to read more about why we are are covering this election in such detail.
