Quebec and California Will Hold a Fifth Joint Cap-and-Trade Emissions Units Auction on November 17, 2015

QUÉBEC, Sept. 18, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MDDELCC), and the California Air Ressources Board (ARB), announced today that the fifth joint carbon market auction will be held on November 17, 2015.

The publication of the Auction Notice, which includes the number of emissions units for sale, minimum prices, and application requirements, marks the beginning of the application period. The application period closes on October 19, 2015.

The Auction Notice is available on the MDDELCC's website: http://www.mddelcc.gouv.qc.ca/changements/carbone/index-en.htm

SOURCE: Guillaume Bérubé Press Officer Cabinet of the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change Tel.: [phone]

INFORMATION: Media Relations Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques Tel.: [phone]

SOURCE Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques

SOURCE: Guillaume Bérubé, Press Officer, Cabinet of the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Tel.: [phone]; INFORMATION: Media Relations, Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Tel.: [phone]