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Category Archives: Climate Action Policy
Climate in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election: Media coverage as a measure of salience
Katie Reeder and George Hoberg October 18, 2019 The Global Climate Strikes of September 20 and 27, 2019 were a set of large global protests sparked by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. In Canada, the climate strikes on the September 27 … Continue reading
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Comparing Parties’ Climate Platforms in the 2019 Canadian Election
George Hoberg September 24, 2019 I gave a presentation today at UBC on a panel with colleagues. Some folks there expressed interest in seeing the slides, so I’m posting them here. The link to the pdf is posted below. I’ll … Continue reading
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Where to donate to support the global climate strike – a Canadian version
George Hoberg September 18, 2019 Faculty at universities and colleges across Canada have been working to support the Global Climate Strike events that in Canada will be focused around Friday, September 27. Some faculty have pledged to donate their pay … Continue reading
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Here we go again: NEB redo of Trans Mountain review leaves climate impacts out
George Hoberg October 6, 2018 September 26, 2018, the NEB released its draft list of issues and factors for consideration in its reconsideration of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The reconsideration commits the same indefensible error of not including climate impacts … Continue reading
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The Two Elephants in the Room at the Pipeline Summit
George Hoberg April 14, 2018 As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and British Columbia Premier John Horgan prepare for the emergency pipeline summit, the dominant discourse in mainstream and social media has been about Alberta’s economic needs … Continue reading
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British Columbia Abandons Climate Leadership
George Hoberg August 19, 2016 After repeated delays, Premier Christy Clark announced British Columbia’s new climate policy today. Friday August 19, at 1 PM. As the announcement has been dragged out, any expectations for meaningful progress were very low. But … Continue reading
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Time for the Hard Work on Meaningful Climate Policy
This blog was reproduced in IRPP’s Policy Options. George Hoberg July 21, 2016 The premiers are meeting in Whitehorse this week, and climate and energy are on the agenda again. For long-frustrated Canadian climate hawks, it’s remarkably refreshing to have a … Continue reading
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Bending the Curve: Alberta’s Tectonic Shift in Climate Policy
George Hoberg November 22, 2015 Rachel Notley’s Government of Alberta made history today by transforming her province from a renegade to a leader on climate policy. The province announced today that it will introduce a $30 per tonne economy wide … Continue reading
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Nobody Believes You, Mr. Harper: Five Key Energy-Environment Insights from the Opening Canadian 2015 Election Debate
George Hoberg August 7, 2015 Pipeline and climate issues took central stage in last night’s leader’s debate hosted by Maclean’s. There are five main takeaways from the debate. You can watch the debate here, and read transcripts from it here … Continue reading
Lament for a Nation – The Climate Version
George Hoberg April 15, 2015 Last week, the prestigious Ecofiscal Commission released a report on climate policy that strongly advocated “The Way Forward” (its title) was through carbon pricing by the provinces. It is certainly no surprise that a group … Continue reading
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