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Apr 30 2015

Harnessing Market Mechanisms for Environmental Conservation in the Oil Industry

By Preston Manning The following are excerpts from remarks made by Preston Manning to the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) on April 27th, 2015 in St. John’s. http://ecofiscal.ca/carbon-pricing/ Recently I was asked to be one of a number of advisors to what is called the Ecofiscal Commission – a group of twelve independent […]

Apr 29 2015

Lament Not for Canadian Climate Progress

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Wonk Wednesday

A couple weeks ago, UBC professor George Hoberg took a thoughtful look at our recent Ecofiscal report in his blog. Professor Hoberg raised some important issues about the risks of a fragmented, provincial approach to carbon pricing in Canada. And you know what? We agree with him in some ways. But there’s also nuance in […]

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Apr 28 2015

Four things Ontario’s cap-and-trade plan must get right

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Cap-and-trade Carbon Pricing Ecofiscal Commissioners Opinion

This Globe Debate piece about Ontario’s forthcoming cap-and-trade system by Chris Ragan and Paul Boothe originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on April 16, 2015. This week, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne made a major announcement in the battle against climate change: Ontario will join Quebec and California in a “cap and trade” system to […]

Apr 22 2015

Gimme Cover! When it comes to Carbon Policy, Broader Coverage is Better

by Vincent Thivierge and Dale Beugin

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Wonk Wednesday

by Vincent Thivierge and Dale Beugin Every so often, the research team here at Ecofiscal will venture out into the blogosphere. Sometimes, we’ll share additional analysis that didn’t quite make it to a report. Sometimes, we’ll elaborate on more technical ideas or data that the main reports consider only briefly. And sometimes, we’ll just take […]

Apr 22 2015

5 thoughtful responses to The Way Forward from Canadian experts

by Guest Blogger

Climate and Energy Cap-and-trade Carbon tax

This is a fascinating moment to be working on climate policy in Canada. The conversation provincially and nationally has picked up significant momentum over the past few weeks, and the Ecofiscal Commission was able to play its own small part in shaping that discussion with the launch of The Way Forward. [View the story “5 […]

Provincial carbon pricing in Canada - Alberta Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) and B.C. carbon tax.

Apr 20 2015

Carbon pricing in Canada: What works, what doesn’t and what we can learn from it

by Guest Blogger

Climate and Energy Cap-and-trade Carbon Pricing Carbon tax

To judge the success of different carbon pricing strategies, Canadians don’t need to look far. In 2007, Alberta implemented its Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER), a flexible performance standard, which has elements of both a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade system. B.C. has had a carbon tax since 2008, and Quebec just recently launched a […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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