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July 2, 2015

The morality of a cap-and-trade system

A spokesman for Ontario Environment Minister Glen Murray says it is easier to implement a carbon tax, but a cap-and-trade system is more effective.

The Ontario government is steaming ahead with a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gasses despite a clear warning from Pope Francis about buying and selling “carbon credits.”

Published in Canada
December 11, 2014

Time to tackle global warming running out, Pope tells climate summit

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves next to Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal as they arrive for the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, Dec. 9. In a message to Pulgar-Vidal, Pope Francis said the time to solve the problem of climate change "is running out." He also insisted climate change is a serious moral problem.

VATICAN CITY - Tackling the problem of climate change is a serious ethical and moral responsibility, Pope Francis told negotiators from around the world meeting for a climate summit in Lima, Peru.

Published in International