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Dec 7 2016

Could Ontario and Quebec’s cap-and-trade get Trumped?

The election of Donald Trump has provoked deep concern in climate policy circles. Reince Priebus, Trump’s White House chief of staff, recently stated that Trump’s ‘default’ position is that climate science is “a bunch of bunk.” This raises critical questions about the future of climate policy in the U.S. as well as internationally, due to […]

Oct 26 2016

Carbon Pricing and Innovation

by Dale Beugin

Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation Carbon Pricing Carbon tax Complementary Policies Wonk Wednesday

“Innovation” is buzzy these days, with lots of smart people thinking and writing about the role of policy in driving innovation to improve productivity and economic growth. And yes, innovation is great. It lets us use inputs—like capital, labour, and resources—more efficiently. It’s especially important in our efforts to reduce GHG emissions: innovation around new […]

Oct 24 2016

Assessing our emerging pan-Canadian climate policy

by Chris Ragan and Guest Blogger

Climate and Energy Cap-and-trade Carbon Pricing Carbon tax Climate Change Ecofiscal Commissioners Essay Opinion

by Commissioners Paul Boothe, Mel Cappe, Don Drummond, Glen Hodgson, Richard Lipsey, Nancy Olewiler, France St-Hilaire and Christopher Ragan For almost three years, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission has been actively engaged in discussions about carbon pricing across the country. We have spoken with many governments, opposition parties, business groups and environmental organizations. Our emphasis has been […]

Oct 20 2016

Driving towards cleaner transportation: low-carbon fuel standards

by Jonathan Arnold

Climate and Energy Biofuels Carbon Pricing Carbon tax Wonk Wednesday

Canada is moving full-steam ahead on carbon pricing. But what other policies might best complement carbon pricing? We’re in the midst of exploring this question, but our most recent report on biofuel policies found that flexible performance standards, including low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) might be a better complement than existing biofuel policies. First things […]

Oct 5 2016

(Dis)Incentives by Design: Carbon pricing and biofuels in Canada

by Jonathan Arnold

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

A core plank of carbon pricing is that it provides an incentive to use lower-carbon alternatives. In the case of transportation fuels, carbon pricing should make fossil fuels relatively more expensive compared to things like biofuels or other emerging low-carbon technologies, and make petroleum fuels less attractive. But do the four carbon pricing systems in […]

Jul 27 2016

TLDR: Comparing Stringency of Carbon Pricing Policies

by Dale Beugin

Climate and Energy Cap-and-trade Carbon Coordination Carbon Pricing Carbon tax Provincial Policy TLDR Report Facts and Summaries Wonk Wednesday

We have a new report out this week on comparing the stringency of provincial carbon pricing policies. In case you don’t have time to read it all, this blog provides quick overview of the essentials. Be sure to check out the full report for (much) more detail. Comparing stringency is important… but trickier than it […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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