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1. Canada and the U.S. now stand on opposite sides of climate policy

   As I predicted a few days ago, President Trump yesterday kept another campaign promise, and withdrew the United States from the Paris climate agreement. Details are pending, of course, and the president threw out a combination fig leaf ...

2. Trump eyes withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

   Rumour has it, President Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, killing another legacy of the Obama administration. It’s still possible that this is a negotiating ploy, and the president is waiting for ...

3. Trump introduces serious headwind to Canada’s competitiveness

   Appeared in National Newswatch, April 5, 2017 To the predictable howls of environmentalists, President Donald Trump has finally turned his pen on Barack Obama’s climate change policies. Signing an Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting Energy Independence ...

4. Trump at two weeks, and what he could mean for Canadian energy

   It has been two weeks since the world order (and some of my research agenda for the next four to eight years) was thrown into complete turmoil by the election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States. (I hope at this point ...

5. Canadian Student Review: Fall 2016

     In this issue: ‘Consensus’ on Climate Change Stifles Debate Surrounding Public Policy by Kyle Sholes A critique of the misuse of consensus-based rhetoric in public policy debates. The Quote Wall Greg Ip Ip on danger and risk-taking in today’s society. ...

6. Ontario climate change strategy—a Frankenstein monster

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 27, 2016 A recent opinion column from a scholar at the left-leaning Brookings Institution in the United States observes (based on the vast laboratory that is California) that “cap-and-trade” is a flawed strategy for ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. 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 ...