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1. Actually, fossil fuels won’t stay ‘in the ground’

   The UK MailOnline has an article that should brighten Canadian spirits—at least those in Western Canada. Environmentalists have taken to throwing around the claim that the world must leave its fossil fuel resources “in the ground.” They ...

2. 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 ...

3. Shifting climate policy focus—from mitigation to adaptation

   Over the roughly 20 years I’ve studied climate policy, it’s always seemed to me that the concept of “adaptation” was never given the primacy it deserves in dealing with future climate risks. Back in 1998, When I was a newly minted policy ...

4. Premier Notley should stop pandering for ‘social license’ and practise energy pragmatism

   Since taking office, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has been very aggressive on the climate file. Attempting to remedy what she portrayed as a history of environmental negligence by her predecessors, the premier swiftly increased and ...

5. Obama’s joint announcement with China on GHG emissions an early Christmas present for environmental activists

   Appeared in the Huffington Post Environmentalists received an early Christmas present on November 12, when President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping issued a “joint announcement” over the control of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the ...