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  1. Report swings and misses at carbon price 'myths'

    In a previous blog post, I explored whether the “10 Myths about carbon pricing in Canada” recently published by the Ecofiscal Commission were really all that mythical. The previous post looked at myths one to five. This post will look at ...

  2. Carbon-capturing picks up steam

    Given the difficulty and cost of avoiding the emission of greenhouse gases, there has long been interest in an alternative approach—pulling it back out of the air. Back in 2009, in an article by Lisa Zyga, we heard about “synthetic trees” ...

  3. Carbon taxes—there are other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 12, 2018 Paris is burning. Rioters are running rampant on the Champs-Elysees and spraying graffiti on the Arc de Triomph. The initial conflagration has been attributed to high energy costs, made more expensive partly ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Ottawa wants yet another carbon tax for Albertans

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, September 12, 2018 The Alberta government is pushing back against a federally-proposed Clean Fuel Standard (or CFS) that comes into effect in 2019 for liquid fuels and 2020 for solid fuels. CBC’s Kyle Bakx reports that the CFS ...

  6. Did Prime Minister Trudeau flinch on the federal carbon price backstop?

    Expect more “tweaks” to come for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon price backstop with the 2019 election fast approaching. ...

  7. The long list of disincentives to oil and gas investment in Canada keeps getting longer

    Recently, in the midst of the Trans Mountain pipeline saga, CBC reporter Tony Seskus wrote about Bill C-69, a plan to completely overhaul how major energy and environmental projects are reviewed by government in Canada (and the topic of ...

  8. The high cost of getting climate policy wrong

    The Internet is abuzz over a recent report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) that shines some light on the potential impact of the federal carbon tax plan on Canada’s economy. Specifically, the report shows that the carbon price ...

  9. GST revenues from carbon-pricing—likely another tax grab

    This week, as Canadians were sliding into their holiday mindset, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released a report estimating the GST revenues collected by the federal government through existing carbon-pricing schemes in four ...

  10. Alberta’s carbon policies damage province’s competitiveness

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, December 15, 2017 The Notley government recently announced new regulations aimed at providing emission-cutting incentives for industry. The so-called Carbon Competitiveness Incentives will begin in January and apply to ...