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Jean Charest on carbon pricing in Quebec

Apr 13 2015

Opinion: Quebec’s carbon pricing system could be a model for other provinces

This oped on Quebec’s carbon pricing system by Jean Charest and Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Montreal Gazette on April 8, 2015. In poll after poll, Quebecers rate the highest in Canada in their understanding of climate change and their support for action to address it. We take pride in this, and are recognized […]

Apr 10 2015

Leave carbon pricing to the provinces

by Guest Blogger

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Opinion Provincial Policy

This Full Comment piece by Glen Hodgson originally appeared in the National Post on April 7, 2015. Carbon pricing is the most efficient way to fight climate change, and the provinces are best placed to apply it — at surprisingly low cost to business. Today, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission is releasing a new report arguing that independent […]

Apr 8 2015

Carbon pricing with a practical Canadian twist

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Opinion

This Report on Business Commentary piece by Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on April 7, 2015. From Alberta to Nova Scotia, and especially in Ontario, spring has ushered in fresh discussions about climate policy. On Tuesday, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission (which I chair) released a new report, The Way Forward, with specific […]

Improved carbon pricing could make socially responsible investing easier

Mar 13 2015

There are no ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’ in climate change

by Chris Ragan

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Opinion

This Report on Business Insight piece by Chris Ragan originally appeared in the Globe and Mail on March 10, 2015. Last week, The Globe and Mail released the results of a new survey showing that 71 per cent of Canadians support new taxes on businesses that emit greenhouse gases (GHG). Yet only 41 per cent […]

waste - pricing pollution - polluter pay

Feb 5 2015

Tossing it out of sight, out of mind

by Chris Ragan

Livable Cities Essay Opinion Polluter Pay Waste

The following is the waste 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 final of a four-part blog series that highlights how ecofiscal policies can help cities and provinces conserve water, fight […]

Jan 30 2015

Fighting traffic with congestion pricing

by Chris Ragan

Livable Cities Congestion Pricing Essay Opinion Traffic Transit

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 […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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