In the news
Charting a Course: Sustainable Water Use by Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors
Prime Time Politics – CPAC TV (November 17, 2011 - interview at timecode 28:00)
Mark Parent, vice-chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, outlines a new report on Canada’s water supply and the potential need for pricing for large businesses.
Canada may have to charge more for water - CBC News
Canada should charge industry for water: Report – Ottawa Citizen
Federal advisers tell governments to slap a price on industrial water usage – Canadian Business
Certaines industries devraient payer l’eau, selon des experts – Radio-Canada.ca
Canada should charge industry for water: Report - Post Media (Canada.com)
Industry should pay for water it uses, advisory panel says – Vancouver Sun
Canada should slap a price on industrial water usage: Report – Toronto Star
Les industries doivent payer leur eau, dit un comité d’experts – Cyberpresse.ca
Federal advisers tell governments to slap a price on industrial water usage – Macleans.ca
Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada
Climate change cost – CBC (The National) – video
Climate change will cost Canadians billions – Global National News – video
A new report warns Canadians to prepare themselves for sticker shock, if we do nothing about climate change - CBC Radio “As It Happens” (audio timecode 18:24)
Climate change will cost Canada $5B yearly by 2020, report shows – The Toronto Star
Climate change could cost Canada 1% of GDP by 2050: panel - The National Post
Report predicts heavy costs for climate change – Canada could start to lose billions annually in under ten years, government-funded agency suggests - macleans.ca
Climate change will cost Canada billions – CTV.ca
Climate change could cost billions a year by 2020: Adaptation key to limiting costs, reports says – CBC News
Climate change cost to Canada pegged at billions, new research shows – Global News
Global warming could cost Canada billions, study warns – New York Times – Green Blog
Les changements climatiques coûteront cher aux Canadiens – Radio-Canada
NRT Reach
CDP Canada 200 Report 2011: Realizing Opportunities from Effective Corporate Management of Climate Change
A report by the Carbon Disclosure Project
“Business in Canada is stepping up when it comes to climate change. This profound environmental issue is fast becoming a critical economic issue. How Canada, and its business leaders, respond to this inevitable reality will help determine Canada’s future prosperity.” David McLaughlin, President and CEO, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRT)