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1. IPCC uses worst-case scenario to exaggerate emission forecasts

   Since the 1980s, ranges of projection were systematically too high. ...

2. Minister McKenna wrong on carbon pricing and growth in Ontario

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, October 24, 2018 This week, the Trudeau government announced plans to impose a carbon tax on provinces (including Ontario) whose governments are not currently planning to implement a tax themselves. Prior to the announcement, ...

3. The IPCC warns of dire consequences (again)

   Once again, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a report which asserts that if the Earth’s climate warms beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, well, the consequences will be dire. And at two degrees the impacts will ...

4. Ontario climate change strategy—a Frankenstein monster

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 27, 2016 A recent opinion column from a scholar at the left-leaning Brookings Institution in the United States observes (based on the vast laboratory that is California) that “cap-and-trade” is a flawed strategy for ...

5. Three Amigos climate agreement—the good and the not-so-good

   Prime Minister Trudeau, President Obama and President Nieto have agreed on a “ North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership.” As with many such plans, this one is a mixture of smart policies proven to work, and ...