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May 27 2015

Can We Tackle Traffic Congestion & Climate Change with the Same Policy? Some Grist for the Mill

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Climate and Energy Livable Cities

On this #WonkWednesday we explore the weird policy space between congestion pricing and carbon pricing. This recent Grist article by Ben Adler poses the important question: how best do we align our transportation policies with our climate goals? In doing so, Adler debates the merits of potential distance-based road charging versus existing gas taxes. But […]

Steve Williams, President & CEO, Suncor Energy - Speaking at In This Together: Carbon Pricing and Alberta's Family Business - Oil and Gas Industry - SGER
May 22 2015

Keynote address by Steve Williams, President and CEO of Suncor at In This Together

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Climate and Energy

Keynote address by Steve Williams, President and CEO of Suncor Energy, at In This Together: Carbon Pricing and Alberta’s Family Business, in Calgary, Alberta on May 22, 2015. Read the related opinion editorial in the Calgary Herald from May 21, 2015 Good morning everyone and welcome.It’s great to see so many familiar faces here.  A […]

Improved carbon pricing could make socially responsible investing easier
May 22 2015

Improved carbon pricing could make socially-conscious investing easier

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Climate and Energy

This Report on Business Commentary piece on social responsible investing by Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on May 18, 2015. Interest in “socially responsible” investing is growing quickly, and it’s often driven by concerns over climate change. The movement to divest from fossil-fuel companies is sweeping university campuses, foundations and institutional […]

Market Access, social License or pipedreams? Would stronger climate change policy in Alberta change the game?
May 21 2015

Market Access, Social License or Pipedreams? Would stronger climate change policy in Alberta change the game?

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Climate and Energy

Never before has so much public attention focused on the evolution of Alberta’s climate policy. In this 3-part video blog series, Chris Ragan tackles some of the stickiest questions we’re often asked about the relationship between carbon pricing and the oil and gas sector, Alberta’s “family business.” In the lead up to the major global […]

No Need to Choose Between a Carbon Price and the Oil Patch. Photo by Jeff Wallace; see https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherezjeff/14268938549/in/photolist-nJU3iT-53MvGH-brMFWR-btkWoB-bshGct-bsTFrZ-4VsEnC-4VcDiD-bshRme-btYva8-btWZ2a-bvRKwF-53RH6G-bVET2q-fCeQdR-fCePfk-fCeP86-fCu8ef-brMr7D-fCePQa-Ypmh6-bt6g9a-bsh2UD-bsz6rD-fCu8ow-bt6Mrn-7dEndH-btkWNv-NEGha-btXFpF-bt7oaT-bsJFfe-btWRm8-btWypt-btX776-brMCyB-brLzw2-btXLLF-bVERyd-bVEP5G-btVUJB-btXKXD-7dEnLz-bshTCT-bshGMi-btWL9k-bshvnZ-btWJ6z-bt6SQT-btVRs2
May 20 2015

No Need to Choose Between a Carbon Price and the Oil Patch

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Climate and Energy

Happy #WonkWednesday! The piece below was originally published in the May 2015 issue of Alberta Oil Magazine. Wonkier readers also should not miss Andrew Leach’s more in-depth economic analysis of the impact of greenhouse gas regulations on oil sands development. Yes, there’s a chart. Many people concerned about climate change favour “carbon pricing” as an […]

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May 19 2015

How carbon pricing can spur innovation & cleaner economic growth

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Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation

By Richard Lipsey Humans are inventive creatures. Throughout history, whenever we’re presented with a challenge, we’ve invented our way around it. Carbon pricing is the perfect example of a business challenge. When we put a tax on fossil fuels or create a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, it increases the cost of doing business. And […]

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