S4 E12: Canada’s 2030 ERP and the Future of Alberta’s Oil Patch with Kent Fellows
Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is missing details required to make informed decisions about a way forward. And 2030 is right around the corner. But C.D. Howe Institute Fellow-in-Residence Kent Fellows tells host Michael Hainsworth he’s optimistic Canada’s oil patch will remain competitive for years to come even if the ERP doesn’t factor it in.
Jon Johnson – Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – An Improvement on Build Back Better?
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadian Trade Watchers Date: August 04, 2022 Re: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – An Improvement on Build Back Better? President Biden’s proposed Build Back Better legislation (with its discriminatory subsidy provisions for electric vehicles satisfying US content requirements and produced only at unionized plants in the US) is now dead. […] Charles DeLand – A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint (II)
To: Canadians Concerned about Climate Change From: Charles DeLand Date: August 3, 2022 Re: A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint (II) The federal government’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan was the subject of a recent C.D. Howe Institute special policy seminar to address several key questions: What’s realistic? How feasible are the Plan’s projected 2030 outcomes, and the […] Charles DeLand – A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint
To: Canadians Concerned about Climate Change From: Charles DeLand Date: August 2, 2022 Re: A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint The federal government’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan was the subject of a recent C.D. Howe Institute special policy seminar to address several key questions: What’s realistic? How feasible are the Plan’s projected 2030 outcomes, and the implications […] Olmstead, Yatchew – An Alberta Advantage: Carbon Pricing in the Wholesale Electricity Market
To: Canada’s Policymakers From: Derek E. H. Olmstead and Adonis Yatchew Date: July 29, 2022 Re: An Alberta Advantage: Carbon Pricing in the Wholesale Electricity Market The Alberta wholesale electricity market provides an ideal setting to assess the effectiveness of carbon pricing in influencing firm behaviour and carbon emissions. This is because production costs associated with carbon pricing […] Conference Report – Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic?
Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic? Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is “a plan to have a plan,” according to a new Policy Seminar Report from the C.D. Howe Institute. The C.D. Howe Institute held a Special Policy Seminar on June 23, 2022, with the goal of providing an […] Holland, Mansur, Yates – Should Electric Vehicles Charge During the Day?
From: Stephen Holland, Erin Mansur and Andrew Yates To: Canada’s Energy Transition Leaders Date: June 30, 2022 Re: Should Electric Vehicles Charge During the Day? Effectively responding to climate change will likely require significant modification of the electricity grid through decarbonization and electrification. Decarbonization of electricity generation requires shifting from fossil fuels to emission-free technologies such as wind, […] Jon Johnson – Latest Congressional Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Initiative – For Real or for Show?
From: Jon Johnson To: Federal Departments of Global Affairs, Environment, and Natural Resources Date: June 29, 2022 Re: Latest Congressional Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Initiative – For Real or for Show? The FAIR Transition and Competition Act introduced last July, which provided for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), was never enacted. Four Democratic senators have […] Campbell, Pellerin, Farrell – A Roadmap for Trade Law Compliant Border Carbon Adjustments
To: Canadian Trade, Competition and Environment Watchers From: Neil Campbell, William Pellerin and Tayler Farrell Date: June 10, 2022 Re: A Roadmap for Trade Law Compliant Border Carbon Adjustments Interest in Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) is accelerating. The European Union proposed a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) last July, Canada concluded consultations on BCAs last February, the recent US-EU […] S4 E8: The New Climate Bargain
With more than 100 days into the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, how do we avoid climate change from becoming just the latest casualty? RBC’s Colin Guldimann, the Pembina Institute’s Jan Gorski, and the C.D. Howe Institute’s Charles DeLand tell Michael Hainsworth how we can keep our goals on track. Le cri des ventres creux – La Presse Op-Ed
Alors qu’on placote autour du BBQ, une bière à la main, s’amène à l’horizon la tempête parfaite pour troubler notre insouciance : une crise alimentaire mondiale.
Les plus fortunés se scandaliseront du prix du bifteck d’aloyau ou du homard, mais pas assez pour s’en priver. Les autres devront se serrer la ceinture et un nombre grandissant iront le ventre vide.
Cette tempête parfaite est la fille des ouragans que nous connaissons bien : la pandémie, la guerre en Ukraine et le réchauffement climatique.
Il y a assez de nourriture pour tous, mais tous ne peuvent se la payer, surtout quand les prix grimpent en flèche.
Depuis le début de la COVID-19, les prix des céréales sont en hausse de 75 % et…
Trevor Tombe – A Plan to Secure Alberta’s Fiscal Future
To: Alberta Politicians of All Stripes From: Trevor Tombe Date: June 3, 2022 Re: A Plan to Secure Alberta’s Fiscal Future A strong global recovery from COVID-19, combined with Russia’s Ukraine invasion, has driven energy prices to near-historic highs. The current resource revenue windfall is an opportunity Alberta cannot ignore. And with a United Conservative […]