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May 27 2015

Can We Tackle Traffic Congestion & Climate Change with the Same Policy? Some Grist for the Mill

On this #WonkWednesday we explore the weird policy space between congestion pricing and carbon pricing. This recent Grist article by Ben Adler poses the important question: how best do we align our transportation policies with our climate goals? In doing so, Adler debates the merits of potential distance-based road charging versus existing gas taxes. But […]

Feb 12 2015

Building Sustainable Cities in Quebec: Ecofiscal opportunities for municipalities in the 21st century

by Chris Ragan

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On Tuesday, January 27th, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission held an event at the Faculty Club in Montreal with SWITCH: L’Alliance pour une économie verte au Québec. Below is Chris Ragan’s speech. Merci beaucoup Monsieur Simard. Bonjour à tous, et bienvenue a l’université McGill—ma maison intellectuelle. I’m so looking forward to today’s panel discussion. The issue is […]

Jan 30 2015

Fighting traffic with congestion pricing

by Chris Ragan

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The following is an excerpt from The Policy Opportunity of Our Generation: Ecofiscal Reform in Canada’s Provinces and Cities, published in Public Sector Digest, February 2015, and made available online January 15th. This is the third of a four-part blog series that highlights how ecofiscal policies can help cities and provinces conserve water, fight traffic […]

Chris Ragan photo - Storify of our Tweet Chat on Carbn Pricing

Dec 10 2014

Chris Ragan on ‘ecofiscal’ policies for Canada

by Guest Blogger

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This piece by Chris Chipello originally appeared in The McGill Reporter on December 5, 2014 Economics Prof. Christopher Ragan made headlines across the country last month with the launch of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, an independent group of 12 policy-savvy economists determined to promote fiscal changes that will benefit both the economy and the environment. The […]

Dec 3 2014

5 Questions for Nancy Olewiler: carbon, water, traffic and the cantankerousness of economists

by Guest Blogger

Climate and Energy Water Congestion Pricing Ecofiscal Commissioners

“If you put two economists in a room, you get two opinions, unless one of them is Lord Keynes, in which case you get three.” So said Winston Churchill. So what happens when you put 12 leading economists in a room and ask them to focus on one of the biggest challenges of our time: […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

Congestion Pricing