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Paper on the Not Impossible Plan for Canada now available

The Not Impossible Plan is a policy alternative for getting off fossil fuels by 2060 that could be implemented in any country, but the original paper describing it (available here) was focused on the USA. Since I started talking to people and giving lectures, many are asking “How would it work in Canada? What do the numbers look like for us?” To answer those questions, today I uploaded The Not Impossible Plan for Canada PDF onto the...

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Washington State carbon fee initiative 1631 fails – Analysis

Washington Initiative I-1631, Carbon Emissions Fee Measure (2018), has failed to get approval from the voters in Washington with 43.5% voting Yes and 56.5% voting No. In total, 2.8 million votes were cast in the November 6, 2018 election. I-1631 called for an escalating $15/tonne fee on carbon dioxide emissions from many (but not all) sources of fossil CO2 in the state. The fee was set to escalate at $2/tonne + inflation till 2035, or Read more…

By D Gayton, ago

30 years of not doing enough to curb Climate Change

Thirty years ago, on June 22, 1988, James Hansen testified in front of the US Congress on the subject of global warming. It is considered by many to be the kickoff for the public awareness of the effect of carbon dioxide and other green house gases on the world’s climate systems. And Dr. Hansen isn’t happy with the progress to date. From the Guardian. “All we’ve done is agree there’s a problem,” Hansen told the Guardian. Read more…

By D Gayton, ago

Op-ed Published in Victoria Times Colonist Newspaper

With the news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Provinces they all needed a price on carbon of $50/tonne by 2022 and immediately experienced push back from the usual crowd, I wrote an op-ed for the Victoria Times Colonist entitled “Trudeau’s $50 carbon price too low, too high” explaining the problems with the $50/tonne price and introduced The Not Impossible Plan. I have received positive feedback on the piece, and I encourage others to share Read more…

By D Gayton, ago