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Improved carbon pricing could make socially responsible investing easier
May 22 2015

Improved carbon pricing could make socially-conscious investing easier

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Climate and Energy

This Report on Business Commentary piece on social responsible investing by Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on May 18, 2015. Interest in “socially responsible” investing is growing quickly, and it’s often driven by concerns over climate change. The movement to divest from fossil-fuel companies is sweeping university campuses, foundations and institutional […]

Market Access, social License or pipedreams? Would stronger climate change policy in Alberta change the game?
May 21 2015

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

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Climate and Energy

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 […]

No Need to Choose Between a Carbon Price and the Oil Patch. Photo by Jeff Wallace; see https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherezjeff/14268938549/in/photolist-nJU3iT-53MvGH-brMFWR-btkWoB-bshGct-bsTFrZ-4VsEnC-4VcDiD-bshRme-btYva8-btWZ2a-bvRKwF-53RH6G-bVET2q-fCeQdR-fCePfk-fCeP86-fCu8ef-brMr7D-fCePQa-Ypmh6-bt6g9a-bsh2UD-bsz6rD-fCu8ow-bt6Mrn-7dEndH-btkWNv-NEGha-btXFpF-bt7oaT-bsJFfe-btWRm8-btWypt-btX776-brMCyB-brLzw2-btXLLF-bVERyd-bVEP5G-btVUJB-btXKXD-7dEnLz-bshTCT-bshGMi-btWL9k-bshvnZ-btWJ6z-bt6SQT-btVRs2
May 20 2015

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

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Climate and Energy

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 […]

Richard Lipsey picture - carbon pricing
May 19 2015

How carbon pricing can spur innovation & cleaner economic growth

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Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation

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 […]

Hurt or Help? Carbon Pricing and the Global Competitiveness of Canadian Oil - Alberta - SGER
May 14 2015

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

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Climate and Energy

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 […]

Carbon pricing: carbon tax versus cap-and-trade. What is the difference
May 13 2015

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

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Climate and Energy

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 […]

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