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Opinion: 'Ecofiscal' policies adjust market forces for the sake of the environment
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The Montreal Gazette: (by Chris Ragan) Almost exactly a year ago, the governments of Quebec and California announced an unprecedented North American partnership to link their carbon markets, as part of the Western Climate Initiative. Since then, we have seen momentum build behind a global conversation on carbon pricing, driven by unusual suspects: the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and U.S. conservatives including Hank Paulson and George Shultz. Read more.