A $15-per-ton tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Ontario power plants would add 0.8 cents to the cost of natural gas-fired power generation. Natural gas is generally regarded as the “cleanest” fossil fuel; that is because it emits roughly 550 grams of CO2 for every kilowatt-hour it generates, whereas coal—the “dirtyest” power generation...
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Faced with choosing environment or jobs, Obama chooses… jobs
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the U.S. Supreme Court had told the Obama administration that the issue of climate change is the administration’s, not the court’s, responsibility. What would Obama do? Well, we just found out. On September 2, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave up trying to reduce the amount...
U.S. court kicks climate back to Administration, for now
Euro-Disney, meet American law. Germany’s most recent nuclear phaseout (see article) is a true head-shaker. Germany led the way in calling for countries to line up behind the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The nuclear phase out will increase Germany’s dependence on: French nuclear power (according to the European grid operator, Germany...
The political economy of climate funding: the case of the atom
How well is “The Climate” represented when it comes to government spending, organized lobbies, and media coverage? Since its inception in 2006, this blog has covered the issue of carbon pricing—through cap and trade or an outright tax. I have tracked carbon pricing policy development/implementation in Canadian governments at the municipal, provincial, and federal...
Carbon pricing and nuclear power: how to fix cap and trade
Since beginning this blog, I have called for some kind of price on carbon dioxide (CO2), either through a tax or a cap-and-trade system. My reasoning is that this would spur investment in nuclear power, which is, demonstrably, the cleanest way to make electricity on a large scale. Other supporters of a CO2 price, like...
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