Nicholas Schneider is a former Policy Analyst with the Fraser Institute's Centre for Risk, Regulation, and Environment. Prior to joining the Institute, Nicholas worked with the International Joint Commissions on emerging air quality issues in the U.S.-Canadian trans-border region, and with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on nutrient and pesticide management policy. Nicholas holds a M.Sc. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and a B.Sc. in Environmental Science from the University of Guelph. He has written on global climate policy and economics, as well as the compliance costs of the Kyoto Protocol for the Institute. Nicholas now works to find greenhouse gas reduction opportunities for the shipping industry.