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Abrogation and Distortion in Canadian Climate Policy: Commentary on Prentice’s Copenhagen Commitment Speech
George Hoberg February 4, 2010 On January 30, Canada’s Minister of Environment, Jim Prentice, finally announced the country’s commitment to greenhouse gas mitigation under the Copenhagen Accord. Its target for 2020 is a 17 percent reduction below 2005 levels. In … Continue reading
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Addressing the Regional Equity Implications of Climate Policy in Canada
George Hoberg and Stephanie Taylor January 12, 2010 (with February 2, 2010 updates) Canada has committed to reduce greenhouse gases by 20% below 2006 levels by 2020. The federal government has yet to release any credible plan for meeting … Continue reading
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Should Scientists be Advocates? The Case of Dr. James Hansen
Andrea Rivers and George Hoberg November 9, 2009 The appropriate relationship between science and politics has been a persistent challenge for modern governance. Sound policymaking relies on mobilizing expertise, so scientists are frequently called upon to become involved in the … Continue reading
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Climate policy cost report casts light on the coming reckoning for the Canadian federation
George Hoberg and Stephanie Taylor October 30, 2009 This week the Pembina Institute and the David Suzuki Foundation jointly released a report that finds that Canada can meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target – and even more stringent … Continue reading
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Congratulations Elinor Ostrom on Your Nobel Prize in Economics!
George Hoberg October 12, 2009 GreenPolicyProf wants to send a major shoutout to Elinor Ostrom, the co-winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics. Ostrom’s award is notable for several reasons. First, she is the first woman to win the … Continue reading
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Why the BC Utilities Commission Rejected BC Hydro’s Long Term Plan
George Hoberg (with research assistance by Lisa Jung) August 1, 2009 (updated below on September 24, 2009) On July 27, 2009, the British Columbia Utilities Commission stunned the BC energy sector by rejecting the Long Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP) of … Continue reading
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The Political Dilemma of Climate Action: a Four-Part Overview
George Hoberg Addressing the monumental challenge of climate change requires the best available science, but it also demands concerted, coordinated, and courageous political action by policy makers at all levels of government. This post outlines the political challenge of climate … Continue reading
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The “California Effect” on Canadian Energy and Climate Policies
George Hoberg and Gordon McCullough Canada is increasingly recognized as a laggard on policies designed to mitigate climate change. Recently, the Canadian government has been scrambling to respond to regulatory initiatives emanating from south of the border. The actions of … Continue reading
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Early Analyses of the House Passage of Climate-Energy (Waxman-Markey) Bill
George Hoberg On the evening of June 26, 2009, the US House of Representatives took the historical step of passing the first bill that would directly control greenhouse gases, by a thin margin of 219 to 212, with 8 … Continue reading
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Can the Oil Sands be Made Environmentally Sustainable?
George Hoberg and Gordon McCullough Can the oil sands be made environmentally sustainable? Environmentalists have labeled the oil sands a source of “dirty oil” because of their considerable environmental impacts on land, water, and air. Internationally, greenhouse gas emissions have … Continue reading
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