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Oct 31 2019

New Brunswick embraces carbon pricing; it should choose wisely

Last week, in response to the results of the federal election, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced he would look at options for implementing a carbon price in his province. It’s a policy shift that embraces a core principle of the Pan-Canadian Framework: provinces creating their own, tailored approach to pricing carbon. A made-in-New-Brunswick approach […]

Oct 30 2019

Introducing TIER – Alberta’s new approach to pricing industrial GHG emissions

by Jason Dion

Climate and Energy Alberta Carbon Pricing Competitiveness Oil & Gas Sector Provincial Policy Revenue Recycling

Yesterday, the government of Alberta unveiled the details of its planned Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER for short). TIER will put a price on industrial GHG emissions in the province, replacing the previous government’s Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation (CCIR). How does the policy design stack up? In this blog, I review some of […]

Oct 17 2019

Ecofiscal’s greatest hits

by Chris Ragan and Dale Beugin

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Climate Change Economics for the Rest of Us

If you’re heading to the polls on Monday, carbon pricing (and climate policy more generally) may be one of the many issues informing your vote. Before you cast your ballot, we wanted to briefly interject and share some of our resources. To cut through the overload of news and commentary, we’ve assembled a quick digest […]

Sep 10 2019

America’s reinvigorated debate on carbon pricing

by Dale Beugin

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

Don’t look now, but the conversation around carbon pricing has some momentum in the United States. Both sides of the aisle are taking the idea as seriously as they have in a while. The IPCC report, youth mobilization, and the possibility of a Green New Deal has energized Democrats and sent Republicans off in search […]

Sep 4 2019

A tax is a tax, except when it isn’t

by Brendan Frank

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Carbon Pricing Works Economics for the Rest of Us Polluter Pay

“A tax is a tax.” We hear that often enough. But it’s an unhelpful and even misleading label for carbon pricing, which doesn’t have much in common with the traditional tools governments use to raise revenue. Here’s why. It’s not about raising revenue Let’s take a look at how the money is used. All federal […]

Aug 23 2019

Carbon pricing deserves an honest debate

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Competitiveness

Yesterday, the Fraser Institute released an analysis of the impacts of the federal carbon price. Specifically, it examines the effects on business competitiveness. Carbon pricing is new to most Canadians, and we should have a full, honest discussion about this policy, backed by sound evidence and data. Unfortunately, the Fraser Institute’s analysis contains some serious […]

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