Is it True? Is the Earth Getting Warmer?

August 19th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
This summer has been unforgettable. Some might remember it as hot summer days spent swimming at the cottage or warm dinners with friends on the patio. What I will remember are the events, the earthquake in Ontario, monsoon rains in Pakistan, Moscow’s heat wave, that have reassured me that not only is the [...]

WCI Proposed Cap and Trade System to Start January 2012

July 30th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) and its partner jurisdictions released a comprehensive strategy on Tuesday, including a robust cap and trade system, to address climate change in North America. The program’s objective, culminated from two years of work, is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% below 2005 levels by 2020.
The program includes:

A [...]

Climate Change may Trigger Disclosure: A Review of the Securities and Exchange Commissions’ Interpretive Guidance towards Climate Change

February 12th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
In the past several years the creation of new international, federal, and state regulations clearly indicate that government agencies are addressing concerns regarding the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.
Demonstrated by measures, such as, the European Union Emissions Trading System, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s policy for large emitters to collect and report greenhouse [...]

Copenhagen: Key Issues, Challenges and Summit Outcome

January 19th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond

After two weeks of discussions between 192 countries and 110 world leaders, the United Nations Climate Change conference comes to a conclusion, the Copenhagen Accord. Veering close to a farcical collapse, political protests and slower than expected negotiations, Copenhagen was a far cry from participant’s high hopes of concluding the conference with a [...]