CLIMATE CHANGE

Ontario Climate Change Announcements

2009

October 14 - Canada's Largest Solar Farm Opens In Ontario

September 25 - Powering The Green Economy

September 24 - Green Energy Act Will Attract Investment, Create Jobs

September 11 - Ontario And Quebec Continue Building A Stronger Partnership

September 3 - Ontario Coal Closure Launches Countdown To Green Energy 

July 15 - Ontario Leading The Charge

June 22 - Farmers Plant Greener Future

June 22 - Transit Windsor Goes Hybrid Green

June 17 - Celebrating Ontario's Innovators

June 15 - Ontario Gets Roadmap For Early Learning

June 11 - Province Boosts Public Transit Across Ontario

June 11 - Province Boosts Public Transit In Brampton

June 9 - Ontario Proposes New Rules For Green Energy Projects

June 2 - Ontario Releases Final Lake Simcoe Protection Plan

June 2 - Protecting The Far North

May 27 - Helping The Economy And Environment

May 26 - Protecting Species At Risk And Their Habitats

May 22 - Ontario Helps Homeowners Save on Energy Costs

May 21 - Ontario Helps Schools Invest in Green Technology

May 14 - Ontario Taking Clean, Green Solutions To India

May 14 - Ontario Legislature Passes Green Energy Act

May 1 - Ontario Helps Green Commercial Fleets

April 21 - Ontario Greens Over 1,000 Schools, Leading To Over 5,500 Jobs

April 17 - Municipalities Get Help To Capture Landfill Gas

April 17 - Ontario Funds Community Action On Climate Change

April 1 - Boosting Agri-Food Profitability and Innovation

March 12 - Ontario Invests In Green Transportation

March 11 - Ontario Turns Out Lights For Earth Hour

March 9 - JOB OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT ONTARIO YOUTH

March 6 - Gas Tax Fuels Better Public Transit

March 6 - Ontario Supports Haliburton Cycling Program

February 26 - Making Education Greener

February 23 - Ontario’s Bold New Plan for a Green Economy

February 17 - ONTARIO WELCOMES CLEANTECH REPORT

February 10 - ONTARIO TO MAKE BUILDINGS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT

February 3 -GREEN ENERGY CREATES JOBS

January 29 - GREENER TECHNOLOGY HELPS CREATE AUTO SECTOR JOBS IN KITCHENER: McGuinty Government Helps Mitchell Plastics Reduce Environmental Impact

January 16 - Green Auto Parts Jobs Coming To Windsor

January 15 - Ontario Paves The Way For Electric Car

January 8 - Airborne Survey Probes Ancient Seabed Near Chatham

2008

December 15 - Building A Green Economy In Northern Ontario

December 10 - Reporting On Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan: McGuinty Government Tables First Annual Report; Shows Province On Track To Meet Targets

November 20 - Ontario signs climate change declaration - McGuinty Government Takes Part In Governors' Global Climate Summit

November 17 - Ontario Takes Part In Global Climate Change Talks: McGuinty Government To Join International Leaders In California

November 13 - First Nations proposal supports Ontario's commitment to Far North

November 13 - Wind Turbines Generate More Green Jobs

October 30 - Ontario Becomes Wind Power Leader In Canada

October 29 - China And Ontario Share Ideas For A Cleaner Environment

October 15 - Ontario Calls For "Community Go Green Fund" Applications

September 25 - Fuelling Alternative Energy Research

September 23 - Ontario Moves Towards Green Economy

September 18 - Energy Plan to Strengthen Green Ontario

August 28 - GO Riders Get New Stop On Stouffville Line

August 22 - McGuinty government combats climate change with more green energy supply

August 13 - Forest Biofibre Policy To Promote Clean Energy And Innovation

July 29 - Ontario Continues To Call For Stricter U.S. Smog Rules

July 28 - Driving the Innovation Economy in Thunder Bay

July 21 - Driving the Innovation Economy in Kitchener-Waterloo

July 18 - Ontario To Join Climate Change Leaders

July 18 - Ontario And Great Lakes Municipalities Sign Pact

July 14 - Protecting Ontario's Northern Boreal Forest

July 3 - Ontario Pursues Next Generation Of Biofuels

June 26 - Landfill Gas Collection Now Mandatory

June 26 - Provincial Gas Tax Funds Support Parry Sound Transit

June 26 - Environmental Approvals For Transit Fast-Tracked

May 30 - Toronto Zoo Macaques Go Green

May 26 - Municipalities can get a big boost toward energy savings

May 16 - Moving Forward On Coal Replacement

May 14 - What Would It Take For You to Go Solar?

April 24 - Ontario Students Celebrate Earth Week

April 22 - Ontario Plants Trees And Celebrates Earth Day

April 18 - Ontarians Get To Air Their Laundry

April 17 - Ontario Boosts Green Community Initiative

April 10 - Greening Communities Across Ontario

March 31 - Ontario Hosting First National Climate Change Summit

March 28 - Ontario Leads Earth Hour

March 27 - More Than 500 Schools Participating In Earth Hour

March 19 - Cap on truck speeds proposed

March 13 - Ontario boosts future of its green economy

March 3 - Partnerships Protect Greenspace

February 18 - Global Scientific Partnership to Safeguard World's Biodiversity

February 15 - Aiming for 100,000 solar roofs

February 11 - World-Class Research at University of Ottawa To Divert Waste From Landfill and Create Clean Energy

January 17 - Ontario Lays Foundation For Offshore Wind Power

January 16 - Ontario Aligns With Leading States and Provinces To Fight Climate Change

2007

December 13/07 - McGuinty Government's Approach To Climate Change Demonstrates Leadership

December 12/07 - Ontario Commits Climate Change Funding For Adaptation

December 13/07 - McGuinty Government’s Approach To Climate Change Demonstrates Leadership: Environment Minister Speaks At State Leadership Roundtable On Climate Change

December 12/07 - Ontario Commits Climate Change Funding For Adaptation: Province Working To Mitigate Impacts Of Global Warming

December 5/07 - Ontario Calls For Community Go Green Fund Applications: Program Promotes Public Education And Community Action On Climate Change

August 13/07 - United Nations Declares Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Planting Program The Largest In North AmericaUN Recognizes Ontario’s Leadership In Fight Against Climate Change

August 10/07 - McGuinty Government Investing In Local Climate Change Projects; Community Go Green Promotes Public Education And Community Action

July 19/07 - Mcguinty Government Helping Ontarians Understand The Potential Impacts Of Climate Change - Invests In Interactive Website, Polar Bear Research

June 28/07 - Province Greening Ontario Schools; Renewable Energy Pilot Projects Latest Initiative To Strengthen Student’s Environmental Awareness

June 20/07 - Helping Ontarians Go Green And Get Green At Home: $150 Million Home Retrofit Program And Solar Initiatives For Ontario Homeowners

June 18/07 - McGuinty Government Sets Ambitious, Realistic Greenhouse Gas Targets: New Targets Promote Innovation By Building On Initiatives To Date

June 1/07 - Province Embraces Low-Energy Design Standard And Launches Green Roof Pilot To Help Fight Climate Change Part Of The McGuinty Government’s Initiatives For A Greener, Healthier Ontario

May 30/07 - McGuinty And Schwarzenegger Team Up To Curb Climate Change, Boost Stem Cell Research

April 18/07 - McGuinty Government to Ban Inefficient Light Bulbs by 2012

March 30/07 - Ontario To Explore Joining Forces With U.S. States On Climate Change Initiative; Premier McGuinty and U.S. Governors Discuss Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

 

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Main WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE? Why is it happening? How does it affect us?

What the Ontario Government Is Doing

GHG Reduction Targets

Our Plan: Adding It Up

Cap and Trade

Climate Change Secretariat

Ontario Climate Change Announcements

Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Initiatives