Blog: Climate and Energy

May 3 2017

How emitters respond to carbon pricing and to revenue recycling

A carbon price pretty clearly creates incentives for emitters to produce fewer GHG emissions. But there’s more than one way to reduce emissions. In today’s blog, I’m going to dig into the vault, and pull out an old piece of modelling analysis that didn’t quite make it into our reports, because it was a little […]

Apr 13 2017

Linking climate policy and economic growth in Saskatchewan

by Guest Blogger and Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Competitiveness Opinion Revenue Recycling Saskatchewan

by Craig Alexander and Chris Ragan Even after last week’s budget, Saskatchewan faces two important economic challenges. The first is to enhance its economic growth, projected to be below the national average this year. The second is to reduce its GHG emissions, currently the highest in Canada in per-capita terms. Addressing either one is tough enough. […]

Apr 6 2017

Carbon pricing in Canada’s North

by Jason Dion

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Revenue Recycling

I recently spent some time in Yellowknife. While I was there, I had the chance to talk carbon pricing with some government officials and stakeholders. Under the Pan-Canadian Framework on Climate Change, provinces and territories need to have a carbon price policy in place by next year. As they move forward with carbon pricing, Canada’s […]

Mar 21 2017

How carbon pricing will drive Canadians to save

by Guest Blogger and Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Alberta Cap-and-trade Carbon Pricing Ecofiscal Advisors Ontario Opinion

by Annette Verschuren and Chris Ragan The new carbon-pricing systems are now in effect in Ontario and Alberta, and some people are complaining that the policies sting a little. This is not surprising. Carbon pricing works precisely by raising the price of carbon-intensive goods and services, incentivizing all of us – households and businesses alike […]

Mar 15 2017

Hold Fast: Climate leadership in troubled times

by Jonathan Arnold

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Carbon tax Climate Change Wonk Wednesday

With climate leadership from the U.S. in doubt, some are suggesting Canada should pull back from its climate strategy. If Canada acts alone, the argument goes, we will impose significant costs to the economy, and do little to cut global emissions. But is it true? Do we really need to wait for the U.S. for […]

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Mar 9 2017

Why carbon pricing and rebates to oil companies go hand in hand

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Competitiveness Oil & Gas Sector Opinion

We want firms to get cleaner, not smaller. So we should help those most exposed to competitiveness pressures caused by carbon pricing. Canadian provinces are actively moving toward putting a broad-based price on greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, some of them are providing cash rebates back to businesses in emissions-intensive sectors. This combination […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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