Category Archives: Climate Action Policy

The Constitutional Threat to the California Effect: A Court Strikes Down California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg December 31, 2011 This week a federal district court in California declared the California low carbon fuel standard unconstitutional for its violation of the interstate commerce clause. The grounds for the decision are revealing about the tensions of … Continue reading →

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Insights into Obama’s Keystone XL decision from the energy policy wonkosphere

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg November 11, 2011 Yesterday the Obama administration shook the foundations of the energy sector by calling for further review of the Keystone XL pipeline and putting off a decision until 2013. The decision left the Canadian oil establishment … Continue reading →

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What’s Really Behind the Decline in Belief in Climate Science: It’s the Economy

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

What’s Really Behind the Decline in Belief in Climate Science: It’s the Economy Lisa Danielson and George Hoberg September 21, 2011 There is widespread evidence that the American public’s belief in climate change is declining. The existence, immediacy and seriousness … Continue reading →

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The British Columbia Effect: Premier Clark Renews BC’s Commitment to Leadership on Climate Action

Posted on May 7, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg May 7, 2011 Great news: The new premier of British Columbia has reiterated the Provinces’s commitment, initiated under previous Premier Gordon Campbell, to leadership on climate action policy. Here is an open letter just released from the Premier’s … Continue reading →

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Canadian Climate Hawks’ Post Election Survival Guide

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg May 3, 2011 The 2011 Canadian election is very bad news for the climate movement. Climate, and the environment more broadly, was not a significant issue in the election campaign. Canada’s dysfunctional electoral system handed a party that … Continue reading →

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A Canadian Election Primer on the Climate Policy Expert Consensus on Policy Design

Posted on April 29, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg April 29, 2011 Our last post called for using the Canadian election campaign to begin a national conversation on climate policy. That may finally have begun on Thursday, but the early discussion has been very discouraging. As the … Continue reading →

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The Missing Issue: Climate Policy Positions in the 2011 Canadian Federal Election

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg and Stephanie Taylor April 26, 2011 (updated from April 15 post) We are a now into the last week of the 2011 Canadian election campaign. Despite an escalating sense of urgency among climate scientists, climate policy has not … Continue reading →

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Should climate hawks be rallying around nuclear power? Researchers show meeting global energy demand in 2050 with wind, water and solar – without nuclear – is technically and economically feasible

Posted on March 21, 2011 by admin

March 21, 2011 George Hoberg The nuclear crisis in Japan has created a surprising response. Columnists and commentators from a range of perspectives normally considered skeptical or even hostile to nuclear power are showing a surprising amount of support for … Continue reading →

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The Gordon Campbell Legacy for Natural Resource Policy in British Columbia

Posted on March 4, 2011 by admin

George Hoberg March 4, 2011 Next week, after ten years as Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell will hand power over to Christy Clark. Natural resource policy has been one of the most dynamic areas of policy development during the … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Forests for Climate Change Promises

Posted on December 28, 2010 by admin

Jennifer Allan December 28, 2010 Forests can emit carbon dioxide when the land is cleared, especially through burning, or when trees are left to rot. On the flip side, forests can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The International … Continue reading →

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