Finally, some clarity in an otherwise muddled national climate debate….
After about a year of beavering away, the NRTEE released its final advice note today to the Minister of Environment, and more importantly all Canadians (see
Posts Tagged ‘emission price’
The Bali footnote that roared
While most of us usually ignore the footnotes, for the “Bali Roadmap”, one footnote is worth closer examination. This footnote emerged when consensus on “binding targets” was not reached and there was a need to compromise. What then emerged was an implication that industrializated nations would consider making reductions of -20% to [...]
In Bali, Canada said there must be a “balance” between the environment and “economic prosperity” …Just not now
When the Canadian government laid down some long-term aspirational targets, many argued it was a ploy to detract from taking action in the present. At the time I thought the government should be applauded for looking beyond the next election and out to where we need to be mid-century. When we peer out [...]
The Techno-optimists are Right for a Change: Canada Needs Carbon Capture and Storage
Oh those cornucopians. Their teachings to economic grad students everywhere has led to the entrenched belief that simple constraints like environmental quality and finite resources can be solved through technological change and emerging backstop technology. For climate policy, this has led many to advocate delay in action until some radical technological breakthrough emerges [...]
Make that a large double double….a (low) “price on carbon is inevitable, one way or another”
There seems to be a misconception out there (
A Slow Boat to China…Abatement Costs and Competitiveness
Once again we see “Globe and Mail” economics dominating the climate debate, where the costs of action and the threats of adverse competitiveness impacts drive the discourse. What Minister Baird is saying
