The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) firmly believes that economic growth and prosperity provide the best conditions to address key challenges such as climate change. However, while the global response to climate change can be strengthened by the right trade policies, the wrong ones can also weaken it.
The recent global financial crisis has highlighted the need to work efficiently and cooperatively to develop the policy and financial drivers needed to link climate change impacts with economic growth. There is an urgency to act, and while the crisis creates new challenges, it also underscores the importance of seeking cost- effective opportunities for action.
The OCC released a report, Energize Ontario: Developing Sustainable Climate Change Policy , to address the major challenges for our businesses in terms of Climate Change and Energy policies and to energize Ontario’s competitiveness in the field.
For more information, contact Mirko Palmesi, Policy Analyst, at mirkopalmesi@occ.on.ca.
