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November 19, 2020
LEAVE BEHIND: Our November 2020 Lobbying ask of our MPs
November 19, 2020Read moreIn the next couple of months, our volunteers will be lobbying their parliamentarians in a Biden-Harris world. What we are proposing is a gentle and effective tool to gradually wean our economy off fossil fuels while not burdening the taxpayer.
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April 6, 2020
CCL Canada’s 2020 Carbon Pricing Guidelines
April 6, 2020Read moreAlthough the societal wealth we currently enjoy would have been impossible without fossil fuels, we are transitioning out of a fossil fuel economy into a carbon-neutral economy. Strong policies are needed for such a transition to occur in the time that is available. This is where CCL contributes,…
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May 23, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE: Citizen Lobbyists Bring Non Partisan Message to Solve the Most Urgent Challenge of Our Time
May 23, 2019Read moreLawyer Josh Ginsberg from Ecojustice walked the volunteers through the details of the Saskatchewan Ruling and how the federal government’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is constitutionally valid. Two key rulings were that the “GHG pricing is regarded as essential” and “Climate change is doubtless an emergency in the…
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May 7, 2019
LEAVE BEHIND: Our ask of the Federal Government – May 2019
May 7, 2019Read moreOur May 2019 leave behind highlights the urgency, demand for action, good news, support for carbon pricing, appreciation, and requests for improvements to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act that emerge from the climate crisis.
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October 8, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE: Clarion Calls for Carbon Pricing from the IPCC and Nobel Committee
October 8, 2018Read moreThe blockbuster IPCC report notes “A price on carbon is central to prompt mitigation”. A second clarion call also rung out: the Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to William Norhaus, the father of climate economics. His research shows that the most efficient remedy for problems caused by greenhouse gas…