If Canada began to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by about four per cent per year, we could still meet our 2030 climate targets.
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Australia faces a carbon tax being imposed on it by its trading partners. It's time to get ahead of the curve.
COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Morrison government abandon long-held dogma on debt and deficits. But on climate and energy, it's singing from the same old songbook.
The Paris climate change agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures — and the federal carbon pricing plan was meant to help Canada meet its commitments.
Having a carbon price is linked to lower emissions growth. A larger price cuts emissions by more.
Making the solutions cheaper – rather than the problems more expensive – could reduce emissions more fairly.
The policy response to COVID-19 has been dramatic, unlike the response to climate change, for several reasons. But it shows there's hope for real action on climate change.
Canada keeps revising and updating its emissions targets, diverting attention from its failures to make any progress at all.
In all the strategies and tactics of the climate wars, the most disturbing development is that the carbon pricing became roadkill.
We analysed what the world's top 58 airlines – such as American Airlines, British Airways and Qantas – are doing about climate change. Even the best airlines are not doing anywhere near enough.
Every Democratic presidential candidate plans to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations, but they differ in how to get there.
To get 'system change not climate change', we need to start making specific demands. Here's where to start.
The mass protests shine a spotlight on the tension between policies that raise energy prices and day-to-day energy affordability.
In the aftermath of the election, what is striking about many of the policy positions of Canada's federal parties is their timidity, especially when it comes to climate change.
Some Californians want to ban people from living in wildfire-prone areas. Behavioral economics offers a less heavy-handed approach to reducing the costs and risks.
Taxation is one tool politicians think they can use to influence the economy and make life fairer for Canadians.
Conservatives worldwide favor carbon pricing, cap-and-trade systems and other innovative environmental plans – just not in the United States.
Climate change could take centre stage during Canada's federal election.
South Africa's recently introduced carbon tax may lead to financial losses in the short term, but it's necessary and will be beneficial in the long term.
The Conservatives' green investment standards may not have a direct impact on emissions. But with a few tweaks, it could be effective and affordable.
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Research Associate in Social Movements, Keele University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, University of Western Australia
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Adjunct professor, Monash University
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Research Fellow at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor ANU College of Law and Associate Director of the ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Climate and Environmental Law, University of Sydney
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Senior Visiting Fellow in Energy Systems, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
