Environment committee  Very quickly, because I see we're out of time, the price signal was only to the large final emitters. The producers were already adopting this. Also, they're adopting it all across Canada, from coast to coast. It wasn't the price signal that in the first place moved producers to

Environment committee  It was a Conservative government.

Environment committee  Again, price signals work, right? Even in the absence of regulation or a carbon tax, all industries will improve their efficiencies to reduce their overall costs. Even in the absence of regulation in the province I hail from, Saskatchewan, producers there were first movers in ado

Environment committee  In 2007, within Alberta, we had what's commonly known as the SGER, basically the overhang of emissions that were resulting in large final emitters, so the specified gas emission reduction protocol. Under that protocol came the opportunity to devise different types of offsets in

Environment committee  Sure. Thank you. What we call 4R nutrient stewardship is based on the reduction of nitrous oxide emissions. It's also referred to as the NERP protocol. It's based on using the right amount of fertilizer, at the right rate, in the right place and at the right time. By doing that,

Environment committee  Yes, very much so, with the caveat that we need to understand that this is all in regard to a carbon cycle. If you're going to price pollution on one hand, or carbon, you need to give credit where you're sequestering carbon, whether it's in forestry products that are used in buil

Environment committee  I'll take a stab at this one, since it isn't specific to this. Absolutely, carbon markets work and price signals are needed for the reductions to be achieved. As members of Parliament, it's important to recognize that you're doing important business in having input and crafting

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for this opportunity to talk to you today. Mr. Chairman and committee members, our presentation is along the lines of Biological Carbon Canada's perspective on the questions before the committee. We would l