BC pulp and paper industry carbon emissions performance and proposed carbon reduction policies : British Columbia pulp and paper industry carbon emissions performance and proposed carbon reduction policies : a position paper with recommendations for successful implementation of a British Columbia carbon cap and trade system

The Pulp and Paper Task Force BC Pulp and Paper Industry Carbon Emissions Performance And Proposed Carbon Reduction Policies A Position Paper with Recommendations For Successful Implementation of a BC Carbon Cap and Trade System December 2007 The Pulp and Paper Task Force The Pulp and Paper Task Force is an industry co-operative made up of representatives of all 20 pulp and paper mills located ac [...] The Canadian federal carbon policy is far more detrimental to the pulp and paper sector in comparison to typical policies adopted elsewhere in the European Union where the sector enjoys robust carbon credits and recognition of the benefits stemming from biomass energy. [...] This paper serves to outline the BC pulp and paper industry in context with the development of BC’s carbon reduction initiative and the new BC carbon cap and trade system. [...] The sector faces challenges due to the rapid appreciation of the Canadian dollar, the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic, the melt down of the US housing market, and the extraordinary increase in the cost of energy and chemicals. [...] To build a more comprehensive understanding of the economic state and competitiveness of the BC P&P industry, the reader should make a review of the two studies that have jointly been commissioned by the BC Government and the BC P&P Taskforce.