Laser Talk

April 1, 2019
LASER TALK: Canada’s carbon pricing policy
April 1, 2019
Today, Canada’s long awaited carbon pricing policy goes into effect. Get the facts here.

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February 28, 2019
LASER TALK: The many ways to price carbon pollution
February 28, 2019
Understanding the many ways to price carbon and that we will probably use all them during different points in time for different reasons is useful to keep in mind and is why carbon pricing cannot be easily discussed effectively in Tweet.

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February 12, 2019
LASER TALK: Recent Canadian Views on Carbon Pricing
February 12, 2019
Canadian opinion about the federal carbon tax backstop reveals that 35% support the idea, 28% oppose it and 37% say they are open to considering it. When told of the idea that revenues would be rebated to affected households, support climbs by 9 points, and opposition declines by 6…

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January 2, 2019
LASER TALK: The Latest IPCC Report
January 2, 2019
High prices on GHG emissions will be necessary to cost-effectively meet a 1.5°C goal. If emissions are cut too slowly, meeting a 1.5°C target will require removal of CO2 from the atmosphere via large-scale biomass pathways.
To stay below 1.5°C while avoiding dependence on CO2 removal, fossil GHG emissions must be…

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December 27, 2018
Laser Talk: Our US-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council Submission
December 27, 2018
Our submission indicated that priority should be given to determining whether comprehensive and comparable carbon pricing in Canada and the U.S. can protect genuinely vulnerable firms or sectors while eliminating the need for support measures, some of which may already be in place, that increase the costs GHG reductions…

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October 21, 2018
LASER TALK: Pembina Simulator Finds Pricing Pollution Core Component of Cost-Effective Climate Plan
October 21, 2018
The take-home message in working with the Pembina policy simulator is that, in agreement with the consensus of climate change economists, carbon pricing is an essential core component of a cost-effective climate plan.

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