Blog: Climate and Energy

May 21 2015

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

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 […]

May 20 2015

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

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Alberta Carbon Pricing Oil & Gas Sector Opinion Videos Wonk Wednesday

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 […]

May 19 2015

How carbon pricing can spur innovation & cleaner economic growth

by Richard Lipsey

Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation Cap-and-trade Carbon Pricing Carbon tax Green Growth

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 […]

May 14 2015

Hurt or Help? Carbon Pricing and the Global Competitiveness of Canadian Oil

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Alberta Carbon Pricing Competitiveness Oil & Gas Sector Videos

May 13 2015

Carbon tax versus cap-and-trade: what’s the difference? (Hint: it’s smaller than you think)

by Guest Blogger

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

By Paul Lanoie When we talk about pricing carbon, there are two main possibilities. One option is creating a carbon tax, as B.C., Denmark and Sweden have done. The other option is to create a cap-and-trade system. This is the route Quebec has taken, along with California, Korea and parts of Europe. (It’s also possible […]