Jean-Yves Benoit has been working on the climate change file for almost 20 years. He is the Director General at the Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change in Québec.
His team is responsible for Québec’s air pollutants and GHG emissions reporting regulation and inventories, as well as Quebec’s Cap-and-Trade system. He represents the government of Quebec on many international partnerships pertaining to carbon pricing. He is currently co-chair of the Carbon Pricing in the Americas forum and Chair of the Board of WCI Inc.