The aim of this report is to explore how environmental markets can be employed as a way to maintain and improve environmental quality and limit pollution as Southern Ontario’s population and economy grow.
Studies founded both in economic theory and empirical research have shown that when firms self-report their pollution, their environmental performance improves.
One of the main questions the Natural Capital and Productivity project seeks to answer is ‘what might Canada do better, in order to improve its economic and environmental performance’?