Canadian Utility Consortium to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Canada’s largest energy producers have formed a nonprofit alliance, the Greenhouse Emissions Management Consortium (GEMCo), to manage the companies’ carbon emission offset activities. GEMCo president Aldyen Donnelly was quoted in the 28 June issue of

Global Environmental Change Report that the formation of GEMCo highlights a growing perception in the energy industry that “the climate change issue is a source of business risk, whether or not the science is solid.” The consortium also hopes that voluntary action by energy producers may head off more costly regulatory action by the Canadian government. For information, contact GEMCo at 604/691-5066.