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The Social Cost of Carbon
What Does a Tonne of Carbon Actually Cost Us?
6 min readRead more: What Does a Tonne of Carbon Actually Cost Us?A landmark new study says each tonne of carbon costs the global economy $1,200 — eight times more than economists previously estimated. Canada’s carbon pricing targets should be much higher.
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Carbon Pricing
Axing the Industrial Carbon Tax?
1 min readI’m trying something new here – I’ve made a video version of my last article.
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Carbon Pricing
Carrots, Sticks and Carbon Tricks
6 min readPoilievre bets you won’t notice who benefits from his new carbon plan.
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National Emissions Targets
Way Too Slow
3 min readCanada’s targeted rate of emissions cuts lags its peers and is not enough to reach net zero by 2050.
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Carbon Pricing
The Carbon Tax is Dead … Long Live …?
3 min readFine. Prime Minister Carney has “Axed the Tax” – what’s he going to do to be our “Net Zero Hero?”
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Canada's Emissions Reduction Plans
An Economy-Wide Carbon Crackdown?
15 min readUnderstanding Canada’s plan to cut emissions in the “economy-wide” sector. Part 5 in a series.
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Global Temperature Change
A New Year’s Wish
1 min readLet’s all resolve to make 2025 the year we start taking real, meaningful action to protect our future.
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Mark Beaudet co-founded a multi-billion dollar company, led teams, and served on boards spanning public companies, private firms, and not-for-profits in health care, education, and social justice. Now he brings that same fact-based, analytical approach to climate change.
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