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Oct 3 2017

Opinion: Carbon pricing can reduce GHG emissions and maintain healthy economic performance, but only if done right

by Chris Ragan, Dale Beugin and Stewart Elgie

Carbon pricing is coming to the Atlantic provinces. They are part of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF), which kicks in by 2018 and requires carbon pricing across the country. This is a good thing: a decade of experience in Canadian provinces shows that carbon pricing can reduce GHG emissions and […]

Sep 26 2017

TLDR: How user fees can improve the environmental and financial sustainability of municipal water and wastewater services

by Jonathan Arnold

Water TLDR Report Facts and Summaries User Fees Water Pricing

It’s easy to forget how important municipal water and wastewater services are in our daily lives. These complex systems treat and deliver water for millions of Canadian households and businesses—vital to our health, the economy, and the environment. Yet municipal water systems across Canada face significant challenges. The Ecofiscal Commission’s latest report, Only the Pipes […]

Sep 20 2017

A delicate (im)balance: policy interactions and the federal Clean Fuel Standard

by Jonathan Arnold

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Climate Change Complementary Policies Wonk Wednesday

Since releasing our report on complementary climate policies, we’ve written a lot about the importance of policy interactions and their implications for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness (see here and here). But one issue we haven’t yet discussed is how policy interactions can affect Canadian federalism. Interactions between provincial carbon pricing policies and federal non-pricing policies can […]

Sep 13 2017

Revisiting Albertan Scepticism

by Brendan Frank

Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation Alberta Carbon Pricing Revenue Recycling Wonk Wednesday

A lot has happened in Alberta since January 1. The economy is on the mend, provincial politics will never be the same and, yes, there’s a $20 carbon tax in place. Last Christmas, I went home to Calgary and wrote a blog about my conversations with carbon pricing skeptics. Over the summer, I flew back […]

Sep 5 2017

Opinion: Ending tolls provides a clean slate for mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver

by Nancy Olewiler and Jonathan Arnold

Livable Cities British Columbia Congestion Pricing Mobility Pricing Opinion

At first blush, the provincial government’s decision to remove tolls on the Port Mann and the Golden Ears bridges looks like a setback for tackling Metro Vancouver’s crippling traffic. Tolls provide a clear incentive to drive less, take transit or drive at different times. It seems like the province has shifted into reverse. But dropping […]

Aug 31 2017

Market boosters should support made-in-Manitoba carbon tax

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Carbon tax Opinion Provincial Policy

Premier Brian Pallister supports carbon pricing and is in the process of designing a made-in-Manitoba carbon tax. He is right to do so, as it is the single best way to reduce the province’s greenhouse gas emissions. Opponents must explain why they are prepared to put Manitoba’s economic prosperity at risk by favouring approaches that […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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