Laser Talk

September 8, 2020
LASER TALK: Carbon Pricing Around the World
September 8, 2020
In 2019, of the 185 Parties that have submitted their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement, 96—representing 55 percent of global GHG emissions —have stated that they are planning or considering the use of carbon pricing as a tool to meet their commitments. That is an increase…

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September 7, 2020
LASER TALK: Balancing the Budget, Social Concerns, and the Climate
September 7, 2020
Governments have the difficult yet doable task of balancing the budget, the climate crisis and social concerns. The Liberal Government is not on track to balancing our budget (1, 2). As well, despite signing the Paris Accord and having a national carbon pricing policy, Canada’s climate targets are still…

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July 8, 2020
LASER TALK: Enshrining U.N.D.R.I.P. Under National Law
July 8, 2020
CCL Canada acknowledges that enshrining the United Nation Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (U.N.D.R.I.P. ) under national law is part of our Reconciliation process and will also protect the air, water, land, and climate we all depend on.

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July 8, 2020
LASER TALK: CCL Canada’s Climate Accountability Recommendations
July 8, 2020
Learn about developments and recommendations regarding climate accountability frameworks, which can help us reach our climate targets.

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June 15, 2020
LASER TALK: Carbon‌ ‌Pricing‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌Most‌ ‌Silver‌ ‌Bullet-ish‌ ‌Policy‌ ‌We‌ ‌Know‌ ‌Of‌ ‌
June 15, 2020
Take a dive into the estimated effects of making carbon pricing highly predictable and other policy changes on global temperature change in the freely available En-ROADS climate simulator.

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March 29, 2020
LASER TALK: Canada’s carbon pricing policy – The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
March 29, 2020
There are two elements of the federal carbon pricing policy:
1. A charge on fossil fuels that is generally payable by fuel producers or distributors
2. For businesses and industries that qualify, they will enroll in an Output-based Carbon Pricing System. They will pay a carbon price based on their…

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