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  1. Ottawa’s climate plan ignores the science

    The prime minister supports a carbon tax that will max out at $170 per tonne in 2030. ...

  2. Heatwave sparks calls for emissions restrictions while media ignores the costs

    Canada was responsible for only 1.5 per cent of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in 2018. ...

  3. Ottawa’s new ‘greener’ homes program will cost much more than it’s worth

    The program will likely mainly benefit middle- and upper-income households. ...

  4. Federal government’s new ‘green’ program will produce little environmental benefit

    At least $150 million of the $1.5 billion has been earmarked for Indigenous applicants only. ...

  5. Trudeau government’s new climate target much more costly than Biden plan

    If Canada removed all fossil-fuel cars from the roads, emissions would only drop by 5 per cent. ...

  6. Federal ‘net-zero’ target puts crosshairs on oil and gas workers

    A new study estimates that up to 450,000 oil and gas jobs are at risk. ...

  7. Trudeau’s ‘Clean Fuel Standard’ will likely do more harm than good

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 11, 2020 The Trudeau government’s proposed “ Clean Fuel Standard ” (CFS) aims to reduce annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fuels by 30 megatonnes by the year 2030. According to the government’s website, the ...

  8. Trudeau government deals another blow to Newfoundland and Labrador

    Appeared in National Newswatch, October 8, 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador’s energy sector, already struggling from the downturn in world oil markets and the COVID recession, has taken another blow—this time directly from Ottawa. The Trudeau government ...

  9. You can believe in climate science without supporting every proposed climate policy

    Appeared in the National Post, March 4, 2020 There’s an assumption out there that if you “accept” the science of climate change you are obliged to support drastic measures to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is not true. One does not follow from ...

  10. Consumers—not voters—will ultimately drive climate policy

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 15, 2020 Last week, the Calgary-based oilsands producer Cenovus Energy announced plans to help fight climate change by reducing per-barrel greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, and reaching net-zero ...