MEDIA BRIEFING, MAY 29, OTTAWA

May 28, 2008 On Thursday May 29^th, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute will brief media on the importance of government carbon pricing policies. This Ottawa briefing will include a discussion on carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems, as well as offering a series of questions that should be posed in evaluating any carbon pricing policy.

WHY: 
All of the major federal parties have announced a carbon pricing policy or are in the process of developing one. These policies deserve greater scrutiny, particularly as some provinces have already moved ahead with their own policies in advance of federal policy implementation. These regional initiatives, including B.C.’s carbon tax, the Western Climate Initiative cap and trade system, and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are policy landmarks that could be influential in the development of federal action on global warming in Canada. 

WHEN:
Thursday, May 29, 2008, 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: 
National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St., Ottawa

WHO:  
Matthew Bramley, Pembina Institute
Ian Bruce, David Suzuki Foundation
Clare Demerse, Pembina Institute
Dale Marshall, David Suzuki Foundation
Pierre Sadik, David Suzuki Foundation

For more information, contact:
Dale Marshall       
Climate change policy analyst    
David Suzuki Foundation                
Cell: 613-302-9913      

Matthew Bramley
Director, Climate Change    
Pembina Institute          
Cell: 819-210-6115            

Pierre Sadik
Senior Policy Advisor
David Suzuki Foundation
Cell: 613-799-8626