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Global Leadership on the Circular Economy

How Finland and Canada are Moving Towards a Sustainable, Profitable, Low-waste Future

2018 Fulbright Research Chair in Sustainable Economy Lecture

Strategies for Carbon Pricing Success

Building Political Support for Carbon Pricing

This brief offers insights on strategies for building greater political support for carbon pricing, based on previous experiences with successful programs in the U.S. and abroad.

Do Environmental Regulations Cost as Much as We Think They Do?

We consistently overestimate the costs and underestimate the benefits of environmental regulations. In fact, costs of environmental regulations are often overestimated by at least double, and sometimes by a factor of 10 or more.

#NewThinking Symposium October 2018: Presentations

Presentations from the October 2018 Symposium on natural capital and circular economy are now available.

We Overestimate How Much Environmental Regulations Cost – And Here’s Why

The moment is right to discuss the costs of environmental regulations. We believe it is critical to look retroactively at positive and negative regulatory impacts, to inform our national conversation as well as smart policy design.

#NewThinking Symposium October 2018: Summary Notes

Session notes from the October 2018 Symposium on natural capital and circular economy are now available.

How to Grow the Economy While Also Protecting the Environment

There is a $26 trillion opportunity to be had in clean growth and the right kind of regulations could help Canadian businesses grab a big share of it.

Naughty or Nice: A Look at Recent Provincial Climate Plans

While some jurisdictions are backsliding on climate policy ambition, others are continuing their efforts to build a low-carbon, resource efficient economy for the 21st century.

A Quick Take on the B.C. Climate Plan

Today, the British Columbia government released their CleanBC climate plan. The plan charts out a path to achieve the province’s ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 2007 levels by 2030.