Conserving water in a thirsty world

Water

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 second of a four-part blog series that highlights how ecofiscal policies can help cities and provinces conserve water, fight traffic […]

Provinces and cities need new fiscal tools to align economic and environmental ambitions

Climate and Energy Livable Cities

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 first of a four-part blog series that highlights how ecofiscal policies can help cities and provinces conserve water, fight traffic […]

The sensible middle in the climate change debate: carbon pricing

The sensible middle in the climate change debate

Climate and Energy Pollution

This Economy Lab, Report on Business piece by Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on December 30, 2014 An overwhelming scientific consensus holds that the rising atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases is changing the global climate and presenting humanity with enormous challenges. This consensus also holds that climate change is largely driven […]

Pricing pollution is the right solution

Climate and Energy Pollution Technology and Innovation

This oped by Annette Verschuren and Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Chronicle Herald on November 21, 2014. Politics, religion, and taxes rarely inspire polite and measured conversation around the dinner table. Yet following the release of Laurel Broten’s fiscal review, taxes are the hot topic in many Nova Scotia kitchens. With 42 overall recommendations, […]

tarification du carbone

Charest and Ragan: ‘Ecofiscal’ policies adjust market forces for the sake of the environment

Climate and Energy Pollution

This oped by Jean Charest and Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Montreal Gazette on November 10, 2014 Almost exactly a year ago, the governments of Quebec and California announced an unprecedented North American partnership to link their carbon markets, as part of the Western Climate Initiative. Since then, we have seen momentum build behind […]

Mintz and Williams: Continuing Canada’s Tradition of Smart Fiscal Policy: ecofiscal policies

Mintz and Williams: Continuing Canada’s Tradition of Smart Fiscal Policy

Climate and Energy Pollution

This oped by Jack Mintz and Steven Williams originally appeared in the Calgary Herald on November 4, 2014 As the world becomes increasingly open to policies addressing economic growth, innovation and environmental quality, increased attention has been paid to what might be called “ecofiscal” policies: levies used to reduce environmental degradation. Canada has good reason […]