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1. Alberta’s cap on oilsands emissions could cost billions

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, August 20, 2016 Alberta’s energy industry has been hit hard by the decline in oil prices, but the province is still home to the world’s third largest oil reserves, and despite a temporary glut, oil will still largely power ...

2. How Alberta's Carbon Emission Cap Will Reduce Oil Sands Growth

   The Alberta government has proposed implementing a 100 megatonne (Mt) cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that result from oil sands operations. This paper estimated future emissions levels from oil sands production using oil sands production ...

3. Climate change plan another blow to Ontario’s competitiveness and consumers

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, June 25, 2016 Over the past decade, Ontario’s economy has underperformed compared to the rest of Canada. Misguided policy choices, including tax increases and significant debt growth due to unsustainable spending ...

4. Ontario’s climate change strategy: more taxes, spending and economic micromanagement

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 24, 2016 Ontario’s provincial government recently released its Climate Change Action Plan, consisting of nearly 80 different proposals, subsidies and command-and-control regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas ...

5. Troubled waters ahead for Canadian energy development

   Canada’s potential to develop energy is immense. Canada has the third largest reserves of oil in the world, and large reserves of natural gas. These large reserves have the potential to contribute greatly to the economic prosperity of ...

6. New climate tests for pipelines are unnecessary

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 30, 2016 The federal government is about to roll out new regulatory requirements for Canada’s energy industry. The new rules will require the environmental reviews of pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals ...

7. Based on Ontario's experience, Alberta should proceed cautiously with wind, solar, etc.

   As part of Alberta’s new climate strategy, a number of complementary policies to carbon pricing were included to further contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions in the province. One of the complementary policies ...

8. What will the Paris climate conference actually accomplish?

   This week, 147 heads of state and government, and upwards of 40,000 attendees will gather in Paris at the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (or COP 21) to devise a grand international ...

9. Alberta’s new carbon policies are not revenue neutral

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 25, 2015 This week, the Alberta government unveiled its new strategy on climate change, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The strategy calls for the implementation of a carbon tax that would reach $30/tonne ...

10. Despite protests, fracking risks are modest and manageable

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 4, 2015 There’s never a dull moment in the debate over the safety of hydraulic fracturing—a process where water, sand, and a small amount of chemicals under high pressure are used to crack open rock formations, ...