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Marc Lee
Marc Lee is a Senior Economist at the CCPA’s BC Office. In addition to tracking federal and provincial budgets and economic trends, Marc has published on a range of topics from poverty and inequality to globalization and international trade to public services and regulation. Marc is Co-Director of the Climate Justice Project, a research partnership with UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning that examines the links between climate change policies and social justice. Follow Marc on Twitter
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IPCC doom, gloom and an LED light at the end of the tunnel
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A BC framework for LNG, part two: the LNG income tax
Well, we saw this coming but it’s still sobering to see it in black and white. The BC government’s decision to cut its proposed LNG Income…
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A BC framework for LNG, part one: the carbon benchmark
The BC government’s proposed carbon pollution benchmarks for LNG plants leave much to be desired. The package is an impressive display of cognitive dissonance: thanks…
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Density, condos and housing affordability
How is it that we have seen a non-stop construction boom in Vancouver over the past decade-plus and yet we still have huge homelessness and affordable…
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Competitiveness vs. public benefits: The LNG tax and regulatory regime
This fall’s legislative sitting will be an important one for shaping the future of LNG in BC. Will one or more companies make final investment…
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Competitiveness vs public benefits: the LNG tax and regulatory regime
This Fall’s legislative sitting will be an important one for shaping the future of LNG in BC. Will one or more companies make final investment…
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BC’s Awkward Surplus
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Finance reported results from the first quarter of 2014/15. While the news release stated “B.C.’s budget remains balanced in spite of extra…
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Will offsets be the “indulgences” for our LNG sins?
In June 2014, the BC government reported on its progress towards the 2007 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, which calls for a one-third reduction by…
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Financial Risk and Alberta’s Tar Sands
When it comes to global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change notes that what matters is the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions going…
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Will Enbridge’s Pipeline Ever Get Built?
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Don’t believe the (LNG) hype
Today we released a new report, Path to Prosperity? A Closer Look at British Columbia’s Natural Gas Royalties and Proposed LNG Income Tax, about liquefied…
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Path to Prosperity?
A Closer Look at British Columbia’s Natural Gas Royalties and Proposed LNG Income Tax Download 824.06 KB 15 pages This report examines the assumptions behind…
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