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Canada must get serious about clean economy investments in upcoming budget

A new report recommends Canada make new climate investments of $287-billion over the next five years—equivalent to about two per cent of GDP annually.

Opinion | BY MARC LEE, CAROLINE BROUILLETTE, HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | February 15, 2023

Canada must get serious about clean economy investments in upcoming budget

Opinion | BY MARC LEE, CAROLINE BROUILLETTE, HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | February 15, 2023

A new report recommends Canada make new climate investments of $287-billion over the next five years—equivalent to about two per cent of GDP annually.

Canada must get serious about clean economy investments in upcoming budget

Opinion | BY MARC LEE, CAROLINE BROUILLETTE, HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | February 15, 2023

A new report recommends Canada make new climate investments of $287-billion over the next five years—equivalent to about two per cent of GDP annually.

With economic statement, federal government keeps us waiting on real climate action

When it comes to climate policy, the fall economic statement delivered more of what we’ve come to expect from this government: a lot of

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | December 7, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured through a TV camera lens on Nov. 20, 2020. Some of our peers, such as Germany and France, allocated as much as 30 per cent of their pandemic recovery stimulus specifically toward emission-reduction initiatives. The U.K.’s 'Build Back Greener' plan promises to create two million climate jobs as it shifts to a 'high-skill, low carbon' economy. What we got in Canada was a promise of more details to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With economic statement, federal government keeps us waiting on real climate action

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | December 7, 2020

When it comes to climate policy, the fall economic statement delivered more of what we’ve come to expect from this government: a lot of

With economic statement, federal government keeps us waiting on real climate action

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | December 7, 2020

When it comes to climate policy, the fall economic statement delivered more of what we’ve come to expect from this government: a lot of

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured through a TV camera lens on Nov. 20, 2020. Some of our peers, such as Germany and France, allocated as much as 30 per cent of their pandemic recovery stimulus specifically toward emission-reduction initiatives. The U.K.’s 'Build Back Greener' plan promises to create two million climate jobs as it shifts to a 'high-skill, low carbon' economy. What we got in Canada was a promise of more details to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For Canadian resource workers, a just transition is the best path forward

For a country as dependent on resource extraction as Canada, the global shift away from oil, gas, and coal toward renewable energy sources presents

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | December 11, 2019

For Canadian resource workers, a just transition is the best path forward

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | December 11, 2019

For a country as dependent on resource extraction as Canada, the global shift away from oil, gas, and coal toward renewable energy sources presents

For Canadian resource workers, a just transition is the best path forward

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | December 11, 2019

For a country as dependent on resource extraction as Canada, the global shift away from oil, gas, and coal toward renewable energy sources presents

From efficiency to effectiveness: can Canada meet its emission reduction goals through carbon pricing?

OTTAWA—Often lost in the carbon pricing debate is the distinction between efficiency and effectiveness. Most economists agree that putting a price on greenhouse gas

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | March 11, 2019

The oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has given the international community just over a decade to radically transform the global economy to limit the worst effects of climate change. Looking ahead, the most effective policies for reducing emissions on a meaningful scale will be those that directly target the production and consumption of fossil fuels, especially in the oil, gas and transportation sectors which together account for the majority of Canadian emissions, writes Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From efficiency to effectiveness: can Canada meet its emission reduction goals through carbon pricing?

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | March 11, 2019

OTTAWA—Often lost in the carbon pricing debate is the distinction between efficiency and effectiveness. Most economists agree that putting a price on greenhouse gas

From efficiency to effectiveness: can Canada meet its emission reduction goals through carbon pricing?

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | March 11, 2019

OTTAWA—Often lost in the carbon pricing debate is the distinction between efficiency and effectiveness. Most economists agree that putting a price on greenhouse gas

The oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has given the international community just over a decade to radically transform the global economy to limit the worst effects of climate change. Looking ahead, the most effective policies for reducing emissions on a meaningful scale will be those that directly target the production and consumption of fossil fuels, especially in the oil, gas and transportation sectors which together account for the majority of Canadian emissions, writes Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2018 could ensure just transition to the clean economy

With federal budget season just around the corner, it’s time our government put forward a plan to fulfill its promise of a “just and

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | February 12, 2018

Budget 2018 could ensure just transition to the clean economy

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | February 12, 2018

With federal budget season just around the corner, it’s time our government put forward a plan to fulfill its promise of a “just and

Budget 2018 could ensure just transition to the clean economy

Opinion | BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD | February 12, 2018

With federal budget season just around the corner, it’s time our government put forward a plan to fulfill its promise of a “just and