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Canada’s plan for climate change needs to use all the tools in its artillery
Largely absent from the mainstream dialogue on the shifting energy landscape is any pragmatic talk about the productive use of carbon emissions.
4-minute read
Reducing our emissions without penalizing rural regions
After many years of public policies aimed at reducing GHGs, layered one on top of the other, it’s time to ask ourselves if our rural regions are not being penalized disproportionately by all of these measures.
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The oil and gas industry is helping rein in Alberta’s deficit. Can it also help lower GHGs?
If we want to have a chance of hitting this ambitious target, we need to shift the narrative from blaming the oil and gas industry to embracing it as an integral part of the solution.
4-minute read
Instaurer des politiques environnementales sans pénaliser nos régions
Après de nombreuses années où se sont multipliées les politiques publiques visant à réduire les émissions de GES, il est temps de faire le point sur l’application et les résultats de ces mesures.
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Environmental Policies Should Be Adapted for Rural Canadians
For many years, governments have been piling measure upon measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, all in an effort to fight climate change. This Economic Note published by the MEI analyzes the extent to which these public policies have a disproportionate impact on the country’s rural regions.
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Election 2021 – The Economy and the Environment: How to Juggle These Two Priorities
The economy and the environment are two major concerns for Canadians in the current election. A number of irreconcilable objectives are driving public debate surrounding these matters.
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Election 2021 – Carbon Tax: Let’s Stop Unfairly Penalizing Rural Regions
In 2018, the federal government introduced a carbon tax applicable to those provinces that had not yet adopted a carbon pricing system.
5-minute read
Énergie Saguenay : un coup dur pour les Québécois
Il est temps de revoir notre façon d’évaluer les grands projets, tant au Québec que dans le reste du Canada, afin de donner la parole aux gens véritablement concernés.
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Énergie Saguenay: A Tough Blow for Quebecers
It’s time to rethink how we evaluate large projects, both in Quebec and in the rest of Canada, in order to give a voice to the people who are truly affected by them.
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Canada’s next frontier of clean energy must include nuclear
Canada’s capacity to compete as a global leader in clean nuclear energy has stalled.