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Finance committee Not in detail, no.
December 3rd, 2007Committee meeting
Tom Hackney
Finance committee Thank you. As a matter of physical reality, I believe the United States is the largest greenhouse gas emitter, soon to be surpassed, according to projections, by China. India is a very significant contributor as well. Clearly, all nations in the world should cooperate to reduce
December 3rd, 2007Committee meeting
Tom Hackney
Finance committee Certainly the first measure would be a policy measure directed at the energy strategy that we have now, which seems to be to maximize the production of fossil fuels for export. That needs to change.
December 3rd, 2007Committee meeting
Tom Hackney
Finance committee Thank you. My answer will be in English. In principle, certainly companies should go green and as quickly as possible. I am aware there has been controversy about whether a company that goes green now is going to capture the appropriate credit, as we expect rules may come in
December 3rd, 2007Committee meeting
Tom Hackney
Finance committee Yes, absolutely. We need definite targets now. They need to be allocated to the sectors of society, and in particular large final emitters.
December 3rd, 2007Committee meeting
Tom Hackney
Finance committee Thank you. The position of the BC Sustainable Energy Association is that a cap and trade or a cap system, presumably with trade, is absolutely vital precisely because such a large portion of our greenhouse gases do come from point sources. However, we don't take an either/or pos
December 3rd, 2007Committee meeting
Tom Hackney
Finance committee Greetings, Mr. Chair, vice-chairs, and committee members. The BC Sustainable Energy Association is a not-for-profit society registered in B.C. It has eight chapters around the province and some 600 members, including individuals, businesses, municipalities, and other organizatio
December 3rd, 2007Committee meeting
Tom Hackney