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  1. Climate activists discard the ‘science’ for the extreme ‘unknown’

    Appeared in National Newswatch, November 8, 2019 Now that the election’s over, the Trudeau government (perhaps now in closer concert with parties across the aisle) will continue its climate policy program. It’s therefore worth noting the recent tragic ...

  2. Case for aggressive ‘climate’ policies much weaker than we’ve been led to believe

    Some computer models predict catastrophic results, other projections are much more benign. ...

  3. Climate policy—results more important than rhetoric

    Appeared in National Newswatch, August 16, 2019 I work on environmental and energy economics in both Canada and the United States. I’ve noticed that U.S. debates tend to focus on abstract principles— “capitalism versus socialism,” for example—whereas ...

  4. Reality check—there’s no ‘climate emergency’ in Vancouver

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, July 24, 2019 Recently, city councils in North Vancouver and West Vancouver declared a “climate emergency.” In doing so—unanimously, no less—they are the latest cities to jump on one of the most bizarre bandwagons of modern ...

  5. Apples to Apples: Making Valid Cost-Benefit Comparisons in Climate Policy

    Climate change represents a major policy challenge and the measures being considered or enacted in Canada and around the world are potentially very costly. A basic principle in public policy analysis is that the benefits of a proposed action should exceed ...

  6. Something is extreme—but it’s not the weather

    Prime Minister Trudeau said the federal carbon tax will help protect Canadians from extreme weather. ...

  7. Federal 'climate' report uses natural weather events to spark scary headlines

    Appeared in the National Post, April 10, 2019 A recent report, commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada (also known as the federal Department of the Environment), sparked a feverish bout of media coverage. Much of it keyed off the headline ...

  8. Government meddling and increased air pollution

    By eliminating road-pricing, Quebec reduced the cost of using an automobile and increased levels of air pollution. ...

  9. Policymakers should heed lessons from Canada's carbon tax experiment

    Appeared in The Hill, January 30, 2019 Last week, many prominent economists in the United States penned an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal recommending a national carbon tax as the most cost-effective way to combat climate change. Yet their call ...

  10. Mayors hope to shake down energy companies

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, January 16, 2019 The West Coast Environmental Law Society, an advocacy organization based in Vancouver, has persuaded a group of British Columbia mayors and city councillors to write threatening letters to major oil and ...