greenhouse gas emissions

Opinion: Wynne is wrong when she claims the Conservative carbon tax plan will cost families more than cap and trade and do less to cut emissions

This year’s wildfire season in British Columbia was a record-breaker. Not only did a historic amount of land burn (more than 12,000 square kilometres or an area more than twice the size of Prince Edward Island), but the fires also released a record amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. READ: What it feels like to escape…

Opinion: Carbon pricing can reduce GHG emissions and maintain healthy economic performance, but only if done right

The Trudeau government has yet to answer fundamental questions about both its climate and energy development policy plans

Jason MacLean takes on those who argue a carbon tax will be enough to reduce Canada’s emissions, and lays out a path to meet the Paris climate deal targets

Do pipelines prevent Canada from meeting its targets? Does approving new pipelines mean we’re betting the world won’t act? The answer to both is ‘no’.

A response to economist Trevor Tombe’s argument against blocking pipelines

Even with Trump’s victory, a smart, well-designed carbon pricing policy that addresses competitiveness concerns still makes economic and environmental sense

Canada needs a carbon pricing plan but Ottawa’s proposal is flawed, writes a former top pipeline executive. The right should offer fixes, not denialism.

Experts make the case that Brad Wall’s claim that putting a price on carbon will hurt Saskatchewan is wrong

There is a great deal of confusion among both supporters and opponents of carbon pricing about what it can and cannot do to reduce emissions

Yes, Canada’s share of global carbon emissions is small, writes economist Joel Wood, but that’s not a valid argument against taking action