In last October’s federal election, Canadians, and especially British Columbians, were unequivocal about their dislike for a carbon tax. But let’s not forget the context. The election came three and a half months after BC introduced its carbon tax. Gasoline…
Category: Cap and trade
Dark Green Spread vanishes in U.S.: time for carbon cap and trade?
For the first time in nearly seven years, the prices of coal and natural gas have converged closely enough to make gas-fired power generation more attractive than coal in carbon-constrained electricity systems such as those covered by the Regional Greenhouse…
Federal cap and trade in the U.S.: happy days for coal, nuclear
Two days ago, the U.S. senate voted 89 to 8 to prohibit electricity and gasoline price increases under a federal cap and trade program. The mainstream environmental lobby must be feeling a bit of déja vu as they recall a…
Sudden climate silence in the U.S.: non-verbal communication?
Do a content analysis of current news stories on the U.S. federal budget, and you won’t find many instances of the words “green,” “climate,” “environment,” or “carbon.” Occurrences of those words started subsiding around two weeks ago. The politicians involved…
Cap and trade in the U.S.: prospects and scenarios
Those whose business is to predict the development of U.S. government policy sometimes feel like heavy metal fans after a loud concert. In the area of climate change policy, the sheer volume of information from news stories, editorials, advertisements, blogs, TV…