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Dec 15 2014

Is Green (Tech) the new Black(berry)? Environmental Goods and Canada’s Competitiveness

by Richard Lipsey and Céline Bak What will it take to remain competitive in a rapidly changing global economy? There are likely many answers to that question, but one is certain: innovation. It is a key factor of success in the world’s most competitive economies. This is a challenge for Canada. We currently fall near […]

Dec 11 2014

This is a debate worth having: A response to Andrew Jackson

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation Inaugural Report Polluter Pay Revenue Recycling

Earlier this week, Andrew Jackson, senior policy advisor to the Broadbent Institute, wrote a thoughtful and constructively critical analysis of the Ecofiscal Commission’s first report. My first response is: thank you, Andrew. Jackson’s piece epitomizes the much-needed evolution of the debate around climate policy in Canada. It moves us squarely to the discussion we should […]

Dec 11 2014

Polluter Pay, Not Tax Cuts

by Guest Blogger

Pollution Carbon Pricing Polluter Pay

Check out Andrew Jackson’s full article and Chris Ragan’s response. Progressives will welcome the launch of the Commission, which has put polluter pay squarely at the heart of the policy agenda, and may break a taboo when it comes to talking about pricing carbon. But the first discussion paper shows excessive faith in the power […]

Chris Ragan photo - Storify of our Tweet Chat on Carbn Pricing

Dec 10 2014

Chris Ragan on ‘ecofiscal’ policies for Canada

by Guest Blogger

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Catastrophic Risk Congestion Pricing Ecofiscal Commissioners

This piece by Chris Chipello originally appeared in The McGill Reporter on December 5, 2014 Economics Prof. Christopher Ragan made headlines across the country last month with the launch of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, an independent group of 12 policy-savvy economists determined to promote fiscal changes that will benefit both the economy and the environment. The […]

Dec 3 2014

5 Questions for Nancy Olewiler: carbon, water, traffic and the cantankerousness of economists

by Guest Blogger

Climate and Energy Water Congestion Pricing Ecofiscal Commissioners

“If you put two economists in a room, you get two opinions, unless one of them is Lord Keynes, in which case you get three.” So said Winston Churchill. So what happens when you put 12 leading economists in a room and ask them to focus on one of the biggest challenges of our time: […]

Nov 27 2014

Green Growth vs. No Growth: Not Which, but When

by Richard Lipsey

Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation Carbon Pricing Climate Change Green Growth Polluter Pay Revenue Recycling

For deeper analysis and references supporting the perspective expressed in this blog, see the full paper. Music fans divide the world into two camps: Elvis vs. Beatles. Coffee drinkers: Starbucks vs. Tim Hortons. People concerned about climate change, and its implications for our current economies, also divide themselves into distinctive, and seemingly mutually exclusive groups: […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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