3-minute read
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.
16-minute read
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.
2-minute read
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.
2-minute read
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.
4-minute read
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.
5-minute read
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.
3-minute read
Regulatory quicksand holds back clean tech in Alberta
Sitting on these abandoned and orphaned wells instead of repurposing them is a forgone opportunity, and a shameful waste.
5-minute read
Du gaz naturel québécois pour combattre les changements climatiques
Tant pour l’environnement que pour notre portefeuille, il serait tout à fait avantageux pour les Québécois et les Québécoises d’appuyer le développement local, durable et éthique du gaz naturel.