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From heat stroke to asthma to lyme disease, climate change already poses a serious health risk.
If the climate is in peril, why has the federal government approved a pipeline that will ship close to 600,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to British Columbia?
South Africa will introduce the carbon tax which should be used to ensure benefits to poor communities.
Carbon in soil can help with tackling climate change. Maintaining soil quality by supporting farmers through economic incentives and technical approaches is important.
Carbon pricing is the most market-based means of addressing the climate crisis, yet it is strongly opposed by politicians that claim to support free markets.
While trust in politicians and political systems is lower than ever, new research shows the Gillard government kept most of its promises.
We’ve been here before. In fact we’ve been going round in circles on climate policy for decades, while the temperature (of the debate, as well as the planet) climbs ever higher.
Given Alberta’s innovative spirit and its emissions-reducing results, is this a time for the province to turn its back on carbon policy and tarnish its reputation in a world transitioning to lower carbon?
The bulk of Canada’s agricultural production is in the Prairie provinces.
Environmental taxes encourage consumers to conserve energy or switch to less carbon-intensive fuels.
The Green New Deal has shifted the debate over what to do about climate change.
By making people confront the scale of the climate challenge, the Green New Deal is a great leap forward.
Democrats such as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey are proposing an ambitious decarbonization plan that critics are calling unaffordable. A green economist explains how the US could pay for it.
Canadians will start paying for their carbon emissions this year, but the cost will depend on where they live.
It’s often more effective, cheaper and less controversial than other efforts to confront climate change.
There are ways to reduce the risk of protests like France’s yellow vests movement.
Canada’s top-down approach to designing its climate policy has failed. It needs to find ways to engage with individuals.
The Conversation played host to really important new ideas in 2018. Some will take years to develop. Others will never come to fruition. But they’re important.
Millions of people worldwide are either indifferent to a carbon tax or opposed. If citizens were motivated by potential carbon dividends, maybe politicians would finally take action on climate change.
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