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.
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.
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.
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
EEPRN Student Researcher, 2018-2019
Professor of Management at HEC Montréal
Associate Professor of the Energy and Environmental Policy research division at The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Assistant Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy in the Ivey Business School at Western University
Assistant Professor at The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Fulbright Scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Regina
Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at University of British Columbia
The Ontario government has released their climate plan, Preserving and Protecting Our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan. The plan is light on details and appears to weaken climate action in Ontario, precisely when bold leadership is needed to protect the environment and the economy alike.
Since 2008, when the carbon tax came in, B.C. has substantially outpaced the Canadian average in both per capita energy related emissions reductions and per capita GDP growth, confirming that a well-designed, rising carbon price is an effective tool for climate change mitigation without harming the economy.
