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Consumer rights and responsibilities in the age of climate change and big data
I’ll be attending the Consumers 150 conference in Ottawa this week, which is co-organized by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Option consommateurs, Consumers Council of…
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How badly does the world need oil? Introducing the Fossil Fuel Dependence Index
The production and consumption of oil, gas and coal has been one of the primary drivers of global growth and development for more than a…
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Greenhouse gas emissions and the Energy East Pipeline
I submitted the following to the National Energy Board, which is seeking comments on what should be included as part of the upcoming hearings on…
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Climate policy report card: how does your province measure up?
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#Budget 2017: baby step on climate when a leap is needed
Budget 2017 maintains the federal government’s modest momentum on climate action. The latest plan builds on the investments made in Budget 2016 with new spending…
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Canada cannot have it both ways on climate and fossil fuel expansion
With great fanfare and a claim that Canada is back, Prime Minister Trudeau helped usher in the Paris Agreement on climate change in December 2015.…
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A critical guide to the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change
After working on climate and energy issues intensively for the past nine years, I would love to scream from the rooftops about how Canada now…
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Canada’s climate ambition gap (in one chart)
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A reality check on a national carbon price
After years of waffling, Canada is finally moving forward on climate action, including the thorny issue of putting a price on carbon. Last December, Canada helped…
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Cap and trade’s potential impact on Ontario jobs
This spring the Ontario Government introduced legislation that lays the groundwork for a greenhouse gas cap and trade system and is the legislative basis for Ontario joining…
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The New Climate Denialism: Time for an intervention
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Previewing Canada’s climate action plan
It’s been six months since First Ministers unveiled the Vancouver Declaration on Clean Growth and Climate Change. At the time, the Declaration was somewhat of a disappointment:…
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