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Sep 26 2018

How carbon dividends affect incentives (hint: they don’t)

Clean Prosperity and EnviroEconomics published a report recommending the federal government rebate carbon-pricing revenues directly to households. The key takeaway: Implementing a carbon price and issuing these ‘carbon dividends’ could make a majority of Canadian households better off. It’s a valuable finding. But you might ask: What’s the point if you’re just giving the money […]

Aug 3 2018

Understanding the recent changes to the federal carbon price

by Chris Ragan and Jason Dion

Climate and Energy Carbon tax Climate Change Competitiveness Revenue Recycling

Earlier this week, we learned that the federal government is making some changes to its carbon pricing system; specifically, the part that will apply to industrial sectors. While the design choice is an important one, its significance has been blown out of proportion. Let’s take a look at the change and what it means. A […]

Apr 18 2018

We can design fair carbon pricing (and we already are)

by Jason Dion

Climate and Energy Carbon Pricing Fairness Revenue Recycling

In discussions about carbon pricing, the question of how it will impact low-income households comes up a lot. Put in other words, is carbon pricing unfair? In this blog, I discuss how carbon pricing might affect low-income earners, how smart policy can address potential equity issues, and what Canadian governments are doing about it. The […]

Sep 13 2017

Revisiting Albertan Scepticism

by Brendan Frank

Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation Alberta Carbon Pricing Revenue Recycling Wonk Wednesday

A lot has happened in Alberta since January 1. The economy is on the mend, provincial politics will never be the same and, yes, there’s a $20 carbon tax in place. Last Christmas, I went home to Calgary and wrote a blog about my conversations with carbon pricing skeptics. Over the summer, I flew back […]

May 24 2017

Explaining Output-Based Allocations (OBAs)

by Jason Dion

Climate and Energy Technology and Innovation Carbon tax Competitiveness Provincial Policy Revenue Recycling

Last week the federal government unveiled a proposal for the carbon levy that it plans to apply in provinces that don’t implement their own carbon price. Under the federal instrument, most types of emissions would pay the full value of the carbon tax. But large emitters that face global competition would only pay part of […]

May 3 2017

How emitters respond to carbon pricing and to revenue recycling

by Dale Beugin

Climate and Energy Pollution Technology and Innovation Carbon Pricing Revenue Recycling Wonk Wednesday

A carbon price pretty clearly creates incentives for emitters to produce fewer GHG emissions. But there’s more than one way to reduce emissions. In today’s blog, I’m going to dig into the vault, and pull out an old piece of modelling analysis that didn’t quite make it into our reports, because it was a little […]

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing

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