Projects
Status of Climate Change Adaptation in Canada's Agricultural Sector
The project aimed to first draw a portrait of the provincial and territorial programs that can contribute to the adaptation of ...
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Picture of the Marketing of Specialty Food Products by Rural Enterprises
A working group on the marketing of specialty products established under the National Rural Policy 2007-2014, aims to...
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Emerging Biomass Pellet Environmental and Economic Assessment
The first objective of this research project was to conduct a full life cycle analysis of the different pelletization processes used within the Canadian bioenergy pellet industry. The second objective was...
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Regional Economic Benefits of Non-Dominant Agricultural Productions
Initially, this study estimated the economic importance of agricultural production and processing in Quebec in terms of employment, GDP and government revenues. In a second step, these data were presented at a disaggregated level...
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Overview of the North American Beef Industry and Analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats and Opportunities of Quebec's Beef Value Chain in the North American Market
Our client was interested in evaluating the economic impact of its sector on the whole economy of Quebec and its regions...
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Strategic Planning (2010-2015) of the Agrifood Sector in the Gaspesian Region
Upon the conclusion of the 2005-2010 strategic plan, our client mandated ÉcoRessources to...
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Analysis of the Socio-Economic Impacts Associated with an Increased Monetary Value of Deposits on Returnable Beer Containers
The study aims to analyze the socio-economic scenarios of consignment associated with an increased level of deposits on returnable containers. We first have to evaluate the effectiveness of such a...
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Potential of the Organic Seed Market in Canada
ÉcoRessources was hired to carry out a study to evaluate the current and potential organic seed market in Canada and to provide recommendations to sustain the development of...
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Feasibility of the Monetary Valuation of Agricultural Externalities
Some types of agricultural and rural programs are designed to reward non-market benefits provided by farmers, such as landscape maintenance, conservation of biodiversity and...
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A Review of the Industry’s Funding Requirements and Financial Programs for Fisheries and Aquaculture
The main objective of this study was to recommend improvements in the current financial assistance programs offered to fish harvesters and farmers. The client wanted to...
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The First GHG Inventory and an Emissions Reduction Plan for a Municipality
The objective of this study is to establish a detailed inventory of greenhouse gases emissions in the municipality and to develop a reduction plan...
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Economic Analysis Services
The client has retained the services of ÉcoRessources to support them during regular operations and provide economic data as needed...
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Detailed Analysis of Energy Consumption and the Technico-Economic Potential of Energy Efficiency in the Transportation Sector
In light of the implementation of the Stratégie énergétique du Québec 2006-2015, our client is in charge of creating an energy efficiency and new technology framework. For the first time, ambitious energy...
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Regulations to Require Renewable Fuels Content in Canadian Fuels
The purpose of this mandate is to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed federal regulations to require renewable content in Canadian fuels. The costs, including those related to infrastructure, biofuels, kerosene for...
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Good Practices for Solving Environmental, Administrative and Socio-Economic Barriers in the Deployment of Renewable Energy Systems
The purpose of the RENBAR project is to evaluate the principal environmental, administrative and social acceptance barriers for RET’s and to suggest best practices for overcoming these barriers, based on...
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The National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative Infrastructure Project
The principal objective of this project is to assess the necessary infrastructure, capital and other costs and time frame required for the implementation of a 2% national renewable diesel mandate ...
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Technical Support to the Realization of the Annual Energy Efficiency Global Plan
Our client annually presents its Global Plan in energy efficiency to the Régie de l’énergie for its approval of the budget for the management and functioning for the...
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Opportunities for Micro-generation of Renewable Electricity in the Agricultural and Forestry Sectors
With the recent increase in the costs of energy, the agricultural sector is more and more interested in producing its own energy. In Quebec, the political context is in place to promote this type of initiative, but the
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CoP-15 and CoP/MoP-5 on Climate Change: A Negotiators Guidebook and its Synthesis Document
The climate change negotiator's Guidebook aimed to provide an insightful understanding of the main issues at stake during the Copenhagen Summit in 2009. The Guidebook dealt with both...
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Climate Change Adaptation Plan – A Guidebook for Municipalities
The objective of this guidebook is to increase decision-makers’ awareness of climate change risks and of their roles and responsibilities in adaptation to climate change. The guidebook also...
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Prioritizing Climate Change Risks and Actions on Adaptation in Canada: A Review of Institutions, Tools and Approaches
The objective of this study was to provide a review of different national adaptation strategies in order to identify the approaches, methodologies and tools used to assist in the...
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Training Session on Climate Change Negotiations
The main objective of this project was to develop and give a training session on international negotiations on...
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Negotiators Guidebook and its Synthesis Document for CoP-12/CoP/MoP-2 (Nairobi, 2006), CoP-13/CoP/MoP-3 (Bali, 2007), CoP-14/CoP/MoP-4 (Poznan, 2008), CoP-15/CoP/MoP-5 (Copenhagen, 2009) and CoP-16/CoP/MoP-6 (Cancun, 2010)
The climate change negotiators Guidebook aims to provide an insightful understanding of the main issues at stake during the annual Conferences of the Parties to the UNFCCC and during the...
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Development of a Framework for Assessing Costs and Benefits of Adaptation to Climate Change
The objective of this project is to describe the social, economic and environmental cost/benefit evaluation methods for climate change adaptation measures. The objective of this project is to produce a guidebook for public and...
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Environmental Goods and Services (EG&S) and Agroforestry: the Interest of the Agricultural Producer and of Society
The overall objective of the project carried out in the context of the program for Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) was to estimate the social value of...
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Characterization of the Economic Importance of Quebec’s Flora and Analysis of Different Financing Options
This mandate aimed to characterize the economic significance of Quebecʹs flora by establishing the magnitude of valid and credible values involved and...
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Evidence of the Socio-Economic Importance of Polar Bears for Canada
ÉcoRessources Consultants has been mandated by our client to estimate the socio-economic importance of polar bears for Canada...
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Discussion and Literature Review of Agri-Environmental Reference Levels Used in Other Countries
The overall objective of this contract was to provide an analysis of how various reference levels have been defined and implemented in other countries, and to detail lessons learned that could be applicable to...
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The Exchange of Phosphorus Quotas/Credits as a Solution to the Contamination of Streams in Watersheds in Quebec
This study aimed to determine whether a credit trading mechanism for phosphorus could be put in place in Quebec. To achieve this objective, a literature review was conducted. It helped establish the...
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Cost-Efficiency Analysis of Various Policy Options on Environmental Goods and Services (EG&S)
The project's central purpose was to compare the costs and benefits of various policies that promote the production of goods and services (EG&S) and to identify policies that achieve the desired level of...
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