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Pages tagged "environment"


Why a Green New Deal Could Spark a Technological Revolution

Posted on News & Blogs by Brendan Haley · June 11, 2019 9:12 AM

The movement for a “Green New Deal” has taken off in the US and Canada. The idea takes inspiration from the American post-war economic mobilization and creation of a welfare state. The Green New Deal calls on us to solve the climate crisis and provide economic security, through a big, ambitious, and multifaceted policy approach.

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Climate policy and Canadian social democracy

Posted on News & Blogs by Brendan Haley · April 27, 2016 2:07 PM

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Recent events have triggered an important discussion on the Left’s approach to climate change policy. The Leap Manifesto is one expression of the desire to transition to a carbon neutral economy while creating a more just and “caring” society.

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Statement on Alberta Climate Leadership Plan

Posted on News & Blogs by Rick Smith · November 22, 2015 3:16 PM

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On a public policy Richter scale, Alberta’s new Climate Leadership Plan is an 11. It is enormously positive and forward-looking and will yield measurable benefits for the health and quality of life of Albertans. Significantly, the new plan is supported by oil industry leaders, environmental organizations and other important stakeholders.

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Federal government can lead on climate in Paris. Here's how

Posted on News & Blogs by Geoff Stiles · November 19, 2015 3:45 PM

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The recent Broadbent Institute and Mowat Centre report, Step-Change: Federal Policy Ideas Towards a Low-Carbon Canada, appears at a critical time. Intended to provide concrete examples of mitigation policies that might be adopted in the long run by the new federal government, it is also a timely reminder of the need for Canada to revise its approach to negotiating an agreement in Paris.

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley addresses the Progress Gala

Posted on News & Blogs by Broadbent Institute · November 16, 2015 4:54 PM

 

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley spoke at the Broadbent Institute's Progress Gala in Toronto on November 12. Here is a condensed copy of her prepared remarks. 

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New report lays out seven policies to steer Canada toward a low-carbon economy

Posted on In the News by Broadbent Institute · October 27, 2015 8:57 AM

 

 

TORONTO — Canada must ensure there are broader changes to our economy beyond carbon pricing alone if the country is to move toward a low-carbon economy, says a new report released today by the Mowat Centre and the Broadbent Institute.

The two think tanks say that in the lead-up to next month’s UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris, Canada’s new federal government must articulate a broad and clear agenda that recognizes climate change is a fundamental global threat demanding Canadian leadership.

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Serious climate action requires emission reduction targets

Posted on News & Blogs by Matthew Paterson · October 13, 2015 10:17 AM

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Justin Trudeau has announced that the Liberals “won’t set a specific emissions target” for greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change. His reasoning is that, “what we need is not ambitious political targets. What we need is an ambitious plan to reduce our emissions in the country.”

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Can Pope Francis change the climate on climate change?

Posted on News & Blogs by Bill Blaikie · June 20, 2015 2:32 AM

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Pope Francis has set out to transform the issue of climate change into a moral imperative, not just for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, but for everyone. He is unambiguous about the role of human activity in producing the greenhouse gasses that are the decisive contributor to global warming and the connection between these climactic changes and global justice challenges facing humanity and the planetary environment. 

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Markets can’t tackle climate change on their own

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · December 08, 2014 7:09 AM
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Canada’s new Ecofiscal Commission, chaired by McGill University macroeconomics professor Chris Ragan, has a mandate to propose reforms to the fiscal system that reduce pollution and environmental damage while also increasing economic efficiency.

The core idea is to move towards a polluter-pay approach, whereby environmental costs are reflected in the market prices of economic activities. By taxing polluting activities, eco-fiscal policies incentivize actions that reduce harm to the environment and generate new revenues that could be used to reduce other taxes.

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The price of oil and Canada's boom-bust resource cycle

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · November 01, 2014 6:44 AM

 

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The recent collapse in the price of oil begs the question of whether Canada, yet again, is going to enter the bust phase of a classic boom-bust resource cycle. There is much to fear.

Earlier this year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a collection of essays marking the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of a Canadian economics classic, “A Staple Theory of Economic Growth” by Mel Watkins.

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