Energy

Can Metal Mining Match the Speed of the Planned Electric Vehicle Transition?

— Nov 23, 2023

Can Metal Mining Match the Speed of the Planned Electric Vehicle Transition? finds that, to meet international government mandates for electric vehicles (EV), 388 new mines must be built to produce the metals required for EV production.

A Review of Electric Vehicle Consumer Subsidies in Canada

— Oct 31, 2023

A Review of Electric Vehicle Consumer Subsidies in Canada finds that government subsidies for electric vehicle purchases are an extremely costly way to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.

Wrong Move at the Wrong Time: Economic Impacts of the New Federal Building Energy Efficiency Mandates

— Sep 12, 2023

Wrong Move at the Wrong Time: Economic Impacts of the New Federal Building Energy Efficiency Mandates is a new study that finds the cost of a newly constructed home in Canada will increase by $55,000, on average, by 2030 as a result of the federal government’s proposed energy efficiency regulations for buildings. Crucially, the stricter building regulations will only reduce Canada’s total emissions by 0.9 per cent.

Measuring Canadian Energy Subsidies: A Review of the State of the Art with Recommendations for Reform

— Aug 9, 2023

Measuring Canadian Energy Subsidies: A Review of the State of the Art with Recommendations for Reform is a new study that documents the current state of energy subsidies in Canada—in particular how they are measured—in light of the federal government’s pledge to phase out those subsidies it deems to be inefficient.

Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey 2022

— Dec 1, 2022

Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey is an annual survey of senior oil and gas executives, conducted between May and September of 2022, that finds uncertainty concerning environmental regulations and disputed land claims, likewise the cost of regulatory compliance, as major areas of concern in Canadian jurisdictions compared to US states.

Recent Energy Commentaries and Blog Posts

Alberta government should pay dividends to Albertans from Heritage Fund

Tegan Hill, Joel Emes

Appeared in the Calgary Herald, Aug. 2, 2024

In Alaska, the state government must deposit at least 25 per cent of all mineral revenues into the fund each year.

Federal government’s GHG reduction plan will impose massive costs on Canadians

Ross McKitrick

Appeared in the Financial Post, July 25, 2024

The policy package will result in an estimated 164,000 lost jobs.

Alberta awash in corporate welfare

Matthew Lau

Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 24, 2024

Federal policies are largely to blame for the massive decline in investment in the extraction sector.

Federal government seems committed to killing investment in Canada

Kenneth P. Green

Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, July 24, 2024

The government's new regulations will likely raise costs and curtail oil and gas production.

Energy exports continue to fuel the Canadian economy

Jock Finlayson

Oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuel products dominate Canadian energy exports—and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

New federal law may actually inject more facts into ‘climate’ debate

Kenneth P. Green

Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, July 10, 2024

The ultimate impacts on human health stemming from climate change are almost completely unknown.

Many Gen Z and millennial Canadians don’t believe in EV corporate welfare

Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss

Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 3, 2024

The federal government's support for EV initiatives will cost taxpayers at least $31.4 billion.

Ottawa’s EV mandate may destroy Canadian auto industry

Ross McKitrick

Appeared in the Financial Post, June 28, 2024

A large part of our economy is organized around making and using gasoline-powered cars.

Ottawa should abandon unfeasible and damaging ‘net-zero’ plan

Kenneth P. Green

Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 13, 2024

Shifting to lower-emission energy generation has raised the cost of power in Canada.

Natural resources remain backbone of Canada’s trade and prosperity

Jock Finlayson, Elmira Aliakbari

Appeared in the Hill Times, June 10, 2024

Trade surpluses in the energy, mining, forestry and agri-food sectors offset chronic trade deficits in other sectors.

Energy Research Experts

Elmira Aliakbari

Director, Natural Resource Studies, Fraser Institute
Gerry Angevine

Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Pierre Desrochers

Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Jock Finlayson

Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Wilf Gobert

Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Kenneth P. Green

Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Lynne Kiesling

Co-Director of the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics, University of Colorado-Denver
Ross McKitrick

Professor of Economics, University of Guelph
Robert P. Murphy

Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Moin Yahya

Professor of Law, University of Alberta

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Can Metal Mining Match the Speed of the Planned Electric Vehicle Transition?

A Review of Electric Vehicle Consumer Subsidies in Canada

Wrong Move at the Wrong Time: Economic Impacts of the New Federal Building Energy Efficiency Mandates

Measuring Canadian Energy Subsidies: A Review of the State of the Art with Recommendations for Reform

Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey 2022

Energy Research Experts