http://greenpolicyprof.org/wordpress/?p=806 George Hoberg -- Seeking insights into governance for sustainability Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:35:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://greenpolicyprof.org/wordpress/?p=806&cpage=1#comment-3287 Michael Edwards Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:43:28 +0000 http://greenpolicyprof.org/wordpress/?p=806#comment-3287 A very comprehensive, tactical approach and it may work if you're fighting a single project. But like so many climate change initiatives, I think it misses a critical point. Canada needs, but doesn't have, a National Energy Policy. All we do is fight at the project level and in the dark. We need an alternative and viable view of what Canada's energy future should look like, <strong> in energy policy terms <Strong>. The public needs to see a plan that makes the case for what's in the public interest and how we can get there, near term midterm and beyond. A very comprehensive, tactical approach and it may work if you’re fighting a single project. But like so many climate change initiatives, I think it misses a critical point. Canada needs, but doesn’t have, a National Energy Policy. All we do is fight at the project level and in the dark. We need an alternative and viable view of what Canada’s energy future should look like, in energy policy terms . The public needs to see a plan that makes the case for what’s in the public interest and how we can get there, near term midterm and beyond.

]]> http://greenpolicyprof.org/wordpress/?p=806&cpage=1#comment-3025 Milan Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:29:38 +0000 http://greenpolicyprof.org/wordpress/?p=806#comment-3025 Blocking pipelines also serves another purpose - it creates an environment in which businesses see carbon pricing as a preferable alternative. Unless there is the threat of something 'worse' from their perspective, corporations may never be willing to accept a price on greenhouse gas pollution. If the alternative is project-by-project blockage of their investment plans, they may be more willing to support an economy-wide solution. Blocking pipelines also serves another purpose – it creates an environment in which businesses see carbon pricing as a preferable alternative. Unless there is the threat of something ‘worse’ from their perspective, corporations may never be willing to accept a price on greenhouse gas pollution. If the alternative is project-by-project blockage of their investment plans, they may be more willing to support an economy-wide solution.

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