Green Industrial Policy in Canada
Deconstructing ‘Green Industrial Policy’ and what it means for economic transformation in Canada based on justice and equality.
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Will the Response to the US Inflation Reduction Act Reveal Canada’s Lack of Green Industrial Policy?
Steering markets towards achieving societally relevant goals is the reason to have an industrial policy in the first place. While policymakers must monitor international changes and adapt accordingly, an effective green industrial policy must be more than a short-term response to American policy actions.
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La réaction canadienne à la loi américaine sur la réduction de l’inflation (Inflation Reduction Act) mettra-t-elle en évidence l’absence de politique industrielle verte du Canada?
La politique industrielle devrait être conçue de manière à favoriser l’atteinte des objectifs sociétaux pertinents du Canada et non de manière défensive face aux événements qui se déroulent aux États-Unis.
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Does “green capitalism” set the right price on planetary survival?
Why are mainstream economists so keen on costing out the value of nature, climate-induced disasters, and planetary survival? These are central questions Adrienne Buller asks in a well-argued and highly relevant critique of “green capitalism” and its attempts at putting a price on planetary survival.
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Two new reports you should read on Just Transition
While droughts and high temperatures grab headlines, truly implementing FPIC should not be seen as a roadblock to climate action, but instead be seen as an integral part to build trust and smooth relations to reduce transaction costs for a Just Transition.
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Budget 2022 bets on electric cars and tech incentives to decarbonize economy
Supply-side and demand-side measures to incentivize this shift are touted at the top of Budget 2022’s climate action measures. Relying on incentives for private sector and consumer investment in ZEVs, however, come with costs and implications that are not always considered.
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The fake choice between saving the planet and raising the living standards of working families
The right-wing are claiming that environmental measures to deal with the climate crisis are a major cause of inflation. But we do not face an unpalatable choice between saving the planet and lower living standards. Progressives must come up with a serious alternative.
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Conservative dismissal of clean economy future puts climate change and jobs at risk
The Conservative belief that we can squeeze every last drop of economic gain from a fading fossil fuel sector by delaying deep action on climate is a Faustian bargain if ever there was one.
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A Green New Deal, trade and investment deals, and Canadian jobs
A Green New Deal in Canada will be a much more powerful tool for good job creation if twinned to an industrial strategy. But this will require a government prepared to push the limits and challenge the current rules of the game.
