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Picture for 4 things Ontario's cap-and-trade system must get right
Apr 28 2015

Four things Ontario’s cap-and-trade plan must get right

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Climate and Energy

This Globe Debate piece about Ontario’s forthcoming cap-and-trade system by Chris Ragan and Paul Boothe originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on April 16, 2015. This week, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne made a major announcement in the battle against climate change: Ontario will join Quebec and California in a “cap and trade” system to […]

When it comes to Carbon Policy, Broader Coverage is Better
Apr 22 2015

Gimme Cover! When it comes to Carbon Policy, Broader Coverage is Better

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Climate and Energy

by Vincent Thivierge and Dale Beugin Every so often, the research team here at Ecofiscal will venture out into the blogosphere. Sometimes, we’ll share additional analysis that didn’t quite make it to a report. Sometimes, we’ll elaborate on more technical ideas or data that the main reports consider only briefly. And sometimes, we’ll just take […]

Provincial carbon pricing in Canada - Alberta Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) and B.C. carbon tax.
Apr 20 2015

Carbon pricing in Canada: What works, what doesn’t and what we can learn from it

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Climate and Energy

To judge the success of different carbon pricing strategies, Canadians don’t need to look far. In 2007, Alberta implemented its Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER), a flexible performance standard, which has elements of both a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade system. B.C. has had a carbon tax since 2008, and Quebec just recently launched a […]

When tackling climate change, don’t wait for carbon pricing policy perfection
Apr 18 2015

When tackling climate change, don’t wait for policy perfection

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Climate and Energy

The following was orginally published in Maclean’s on April 15, 2015. Soon three-quarters of Canadians will live in provinces that put a price on carbon. It’s time to move forward with smart carbon pricing policy in the rest The scientific consensus is clear: we have to substantially reduce our carbon emissions by the latter half […]

Don Drummond: carbon pricing and the economy
Apr 16 2015

Making the Grade on Carbon Pricing and the Economy

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Climate and Energy

As Economics 101 students gear up for their final exams, Canadian policy makers are working to pass a real-life economics test. Their challenge: how to reconcile both environmental and economic imperatives, particularly in the face of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s one question a number of those decision-makers are puzzling: The economic impact of putting […]

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