This report sets out the ENGO view of the role of a domestic carbon offsets system in Canada and highlights some of the major concerns that were identified by ENGOs in the offset design developed by the Industry-Provincial Offset Group (IPOG) and laid out in the IPOG final report published in February 2007.
Report on ENGO View of Industry-Provincial Offset Group (IPOG)-Design Process and Report
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