Understanding the Quebec cap-and-trade system
Quebec has a carbon pricing system that’s distinct from the systems in other Canadian provinces. This report aims to shed light on the key features of the Quebec cap-and-trade system.
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Canada should protect a strategic asset for driving economic growth
Industrial carbon pricing incentivizes investment in Canadian industry.
Interprovincial trade could become a secret weapon for low-carbon growth
Originally published in The Hub. Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free enterprise, limited government, and respect for provincial jurisdiction. The following article is the latest installment
It’s time for Alberta’s oilsands to land the Pathways carbon project
Originally published in The Globe and Mail. In business, as in politics, timing is everything. You can have the best project or policy plan, but miss the moment for action, and a winning idea is doomed to history’s dustbin. These moments can be rare and fleeting, especially when operating at the intersection of environment, economy
There’s no reason for Trump to put the brakes on Canada’s low-carbon economic growth
Originally published in The Hub. Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free enterprise, limited government, and respect for provincial jurisdiction. The following article is the latest installment
Oil and gas emissions cap is the wrong policy at the wrong time
Clean Prosperity Western Director Adam Sweet made the following statement about the federal government’s draft regulations to cap emissions from Canada’s oil and gas sector, released today: “The federal government’s proposed emissions cap is the wrong policy. The new regulations couldn’t arrive at a worse time.” Adam Sweet, director for Western Canada, Clean Prosperity “The
Ontario needs to reform electricity distribution to fill multibillion-dollar investment gap
New report recommends changes that expand options for municipal investment
Canadian industry proposes five fixes to industrial carbon pricing
Clean Prosperity, firms and industry associations send open letter to provincial ministers of the environment.
Competitive edge: Commission recommends strategies to help Canadian industry decarbonize
The right policy mix can set Canadian industries up for success, even in the face of global decarbonization.
Carbon pricing in transition
As countries fuse their economic, environmental and geopolitical objectives, there is a growing imperative to link trade and climate policies.
It’s time for Conservatives to lead on climate policy—here’s why
By Benjamin Dachis, vice president, research and outreach and Adam Sweet, vice president, Western Canada Originally published in The Hub. Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free
Alberta government must act to keep low-carbon investment flowing
Originally published in the Calgary Herald. There’s been a flurry of big new carbon capture projects announced in Alberta in recent weeks, which is good news for the province’s growing low-carbon economy, and the investment and jobs that will come with it. Fueled by TIER — Alberta’s carbon credit market — this growth is good
