Economists recognize that a cap-and-trade system is equivalent to a tax on carbon emissions.
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March 4, 2016
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March 4, 2016
3:46PM
The B.C. government has used carbon tax revenues as a slush fund to give money to favoured groups such as the B.C. film industry.
February 26, 2016
3:00AM
Researchers have found that the cost of improving household efficiency is more than twice the value of the energy savings.
February 16, 2016
10:23AM
UBC's board of governors has voted against selling off its $85 million stake in fossil-fuel businesses.
February 2, 2016
3:11PM
Canada’s federal government has injected yet another syringe full of uncertainty into the country’s oil and gas sector.
February 2, 2016
1:44PM
Transporting oil by pipeline may actually lower greenhouse gas emissions.
December 1, 2015
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Ontario embarked on its Green Energy Act, which subsidizes renewable electricity, and power costs have risen by an estimated 30 per cent.
November 30, 2015
3:22PM
While the planned reduction in emissions may sound impressive, the effect on temperatures will likely be rather small and the costs in dollars quite high.
November 26, 2015
12:33PM
This week, the Alberta government unveiled its new strategy on climate change, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
November 10, 2015
3:59PM
There’s never a dull moment in the debate over the safety of hydraulic fracturing.