At a per capita emissions rate of 19.4 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents per person, Canada’s intensity of greenhouse gas emissions is 3-fold greater than the global average and ranks near the top among OECD countries.1,2 Canada’s oil and gas sector accounts for a disproportionally high percentage of national emissions when compare to most other advanced economies. […]
Continue ReadingA Rollback of Ontario’s Ambition to Control Emissions Would Undermine Canada’s Ability to Meet International Obligations Under the Paris Agreement The global pathway to limit future surface warming to well below 2°C and ideally 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures is dependent on transitioning the energy sector of advanced economies. The pillars of this transition are decarbonization […]
Continue ReadingThere is No Moral or Economic Justification for Inaction The 2018 World Energy Outlook published by the International Energy Agency projects energy demands, supplies and costs under scenarios of a continuation of Current Policies, a New Policies scenario that incorporates commitments made by countries under the Paris Agreement as Nationally Determined Contributions, and a Sustainable […]
Continue ReadingCertified Zero Deforestation: An Effective Response to a Global Threat “With most of the Amazon under his control, few national leaders will have more power to harm or help the world’s fight against climate change than Bolsonaro.” […]
Continue ReadingAfter a summer of raging wildfires, air quality alerts and scorching temperatures across much of Canada, the government of Saskatchewan has added further details to what is now a long-delayed plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement by Environment Minister Dustin Duncan of a flexible, hybrid carbon pricing/emissions allowance trading system provides some measure […]
Continue ReadingThe searing temperatures across much of Canada and raging wildfires in BC that characterized the summer of 2018 could be a harbinger of the upcoming heated political debate on the role of carbon pricing within national and provincial climate action plans. The issue of implementation of the Liberal government’s Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth […]
Continue ReadingThe recent show of solidarity between Ontario premier Doug Ford and Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe in opposing the federal government’s carbon pricing backstop provision within the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change can only be ascribed to either ignorance as to the design of effective climate action plans or outright climate change denial. […]
Continue ReadingRecently, the Government of Saskatchewan in conjunction with the Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Communities at the University of Regina released a grossly misleading, seriously flawed study on the impact of implementing a carbon tax on the provincial economy. Based on this report, the government has attempted to justify it’s position that carbon pricing […]
Continue ReadingWHEN: Saturday, May 26th at 10am WHERE: Mount Royal University, 4825 MT. Royal Gate SW, Calgary, Alberta Green Calgary will be hosting the event as part of their May 26th 10am Green Season Event at Mount Royal University. Dr. Maenz will present an overview of his book, The Price Of Carbon, on the subject of Climate […]
Continue ReadingWHEN: Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 4pm PT / 5pm MT / 7pm ET SHARP WHERE: https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/j/3920795005 Or dial in: 1 877.369.0926, meeting code: 3920 7950 05 Here’s a video that shows how Zoom works: https://youtu.be/vFhAEoCF7jg Sky Scenario for net zero global emissions by 2070 and progressive decarbonization as required to achieve the objectives of the Paris […]
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