This paper examines the role of economic instruments for promoting renewable energy in the Canadian residential sector, with a focus on micro-wind and solar photovoltaics. The paper examines three policy instruments in particular, namely: installation grants (federal), feed-in tariffs...

This paper examines the question of fairness in the design of much needed carbon pricing policies. We evaluate the impact of the B.C. carbon tax and the proposed Australian carbon pricing proposal on indigenous communities, and offer a comparative analysis of carbon taxes and emissions trading...

This paper examines the potential for using economic instruments to stimulate the use of renewable energy in the Canadian residential sector, notably micro-wind and solar photovoltaics. We examine three instruments in particular: installation grants, feed-in tariffs and municipal development charges

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed the government to do what is needed to ensure Canada meets or exceeds its national climate targets under the Paris Agreement. While he has promised to work collaboratively with the provinces in establishing a pan-Canadian clean growth and climate...

There has been some slow but steady progress on sustainable forest management (SFM) in Canada over the last decade. While the change is positive, it is insufficient to keep up with the multiple demands on forest ecosystems. This paper argues that while the provinces should work towards...

Effective domestic policies are urgently needed to address climate change. A great deal of energy is devoted to selecting and designing the optimal policy instruments, with questions of environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency dominating the debate. However, it is equally important to...

In Pembina, the Federal Court reviewed a Joint Panel Report evaluating the environmental impacts of the Kearl Oil Sands project. The case received considerable attention for its laudable finding that the Panel should have provided reasons to support its conclusion that the project's proposed...

There is increasing agreement in Canada that we need carbon pricing policies. Indeed, Quebec and British Columbia have forged ahead with carbon taxes, and the Liberal opposition has included a carbon tax in its most recent platform. One is tempted to simply point to the respective federal and...

This paper examines the question of fairness in the design of much needed carbon pricing policies. We evaluate the impact of the B.C. carbon tax and the proposed Australian carbon pricing proposal on indigenous communities, and offer a comparative analysis of carbon taxes and emissions trading...