Policy and commentary
Carbon politics, The House on CBC, April 2024.
Remarks to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, September 2023.
Carbon contracts for differences, Canadian Climate Institute, August 2023.
Ontario's proposed clean energy credits are hot air Toronto Star, December 2022.
Offsets 101, CBC What on Earth, June 2022.
How do households spend carbon rebates? Smart Prosperity Blog, June 2022.
Remarks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources, March 21, 2022.
Canada's Energy Regulator report, National Observer, December 2021.
Modeling net zero, Policy Options, September 2021.
Canada's Energy Regulator should develop a net-zero scenario, Letter to Prime Minister, July 2021. (francais)
Federal offset system could increase emissions, CBC Opinion, March 2021.
The problem with carbon offsets, Smart Prosperity Podcast, March 2021.
Why Canada should invest in macrogrids, The Conversation
Is Canada underestimating the benefits of climate action? Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, December 2020.
Is Site C worth its growing price tag? School of Public Policy, December 2020.
Estimating the impact of climate change on the Canadian economy, Smart Prosperity Institute, November 2020.
Lessons for Canada's next home retrofit program, Smart Prosperity Institute, October 2020.
Power demand during COVID-19, School of Public Policy, April 2020.
Vancouver fuel prices and the low carbon fuel standard, Vancouver Sun, June 2019.
Remarks to House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, January 28, 2019
Remarks to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, November 24, 2018
Politics of carbon tax rebates, October 2018, Macleans
Clean fuel standard, February 2018, Ecofiscal Commission.
Interprovincial electricity transmission, December, 2017, CD Howe.
Quirks and Quarks interview about US Clean Power Plan, October, 2017.
Testimony to the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, September 21, 2017.
"Cold facts take the head out of Ontario's electricity debate", June 2017, Globe and Mail.
Testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, May 2017 (at about 17:19:00).
"Daylight saving and electricity consumption", March 2017, CD Howe and CD Howe.
"Consumer response to gasoline taxes", January 2017, CD Howe.
"The economists' guide to arguing about the carbon tax", January 2017, CBC 180.
"The cost of carbon pricing in Alberta and Ontario", January 2017, Macleans.
"Will consumers respond to a carbon tax?", December 2016, Macleans.
"Ontario's climate plan: Should provinces follow or flee?", May 2016, Globe and Mail.
"Proof that putting a price on carbon works" NYT editorial that cites my work on BCs carbon tax.
Public policy forum pre-budget consultation 2016. I spoke on a panel to the finance minister. My comments are at about 1:15.
"Just what is Canada bringing to the table at the Paris climate summit?", November 2015, IRPP Policy Options.
"Details matter in Ontario's cap and trade system", November 2015, IRPP Policy Options.
"Build on existing regulations to tackle climate change", November 2015. Edmonton Journal.
"Renewable electricity in Ontario: Lessons from the last decade", October 2015. Conference paper.
"Should Canada sell its water?", July 2015, CBC 180.
"Provincially led climate policy: Rethinking the conventional wisdom" April 2015, IRPP Policy Options.
Letter to Ontario government on design of carbon policy. April 2015, Letter (pdf)
"When it comes to carbon taxes, follow mainstream economics" January 2015, Financial Post.
"Are low oil prices good for the environment?" December 2014, Ottawa Citizen [pdf]
"The case for a carbon tax in Canada", November 2014, Canada2020. [pdf]