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Research Paper
June 2015
This paper reviews existing evidence on the effect of the tax on greenhouse emissions, the economy, and income distribution as well as provides new evidence on public perceptions of the tax.
Policy Brief
May 2015
This Issue Summary is based on recent work conducted by Sustainable Prosperity that categorizes environmental taxes in Canada based on their goals and objectives.
April 2015
With renewed interest in climate policy – driven by the Paris climate meetings in December and increased focus from provincial governments on climate action - Sustainable Prosperity has prepared two briefing notes summarizing the state of knowledge and practice on carbon pricing.
Multimedia
A diverse group of prominent leaders has written to Premiers in advance of their Climate Summit in Quebec City to applaud their initiative and offer their support in advancing the pragmatic policies needed to help Canada capture critical low carbon economy opportunities.
March 2015
A number of provinces have either adopted or are considering climate policy options involving`carbon pricing.'
Report
This is the third annual update of the Bonds and Climate Change report and its Canadian supplement. Since the first report in 2012, the climate bonds landscape in both Canada and the world has changed dramatically.
January 2015
Environmental trends, particularly declining water availability, soil depletion, and climate change, will impact food production in Canada and globally.
November 2014
October 2014
In Canada, both our culture and our economy are linked to biodiversity: our economy is in large part underpinned by the extraction of natural resources while our cultural identity is often linked to our abundant biodiversity and large areas of wilderness.
The use of conservation offsets to achieve environmental goals is becoming more prominent, both in Canada and around the world. In order to build new, effective programs, it is useful to evaluate current programs for the lessons that can be learned.
