Politicians and economists – who do you believe?

We find that the Prime Ministers of Australia and Canada are convinced that carbon taxes do not work. Munir Sheikh, an executive fellow at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, and a former chief statistician of Canada argues the case of the economists in Canada’s Globe and Mail. What do these PMs … Continue reading Politicians and economists – who do you believe? →

Impact of a carbon tax

EiD has given readers articles about energy and climate change policies in Canada to give them a better appreciation of how the fossil fuel industry can distort national policies that used to be appreciated globally. Three distinguished experts provided an important column in Canada’s Globe and Mail about a major success story in one province. … Continue reading Impact of a carbon tax →