The atmosphere has warmed at half the average rate predicted by climate models.
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The government plans to raise the cost of what the government purchases.
According to the PBO, the impact of climate change on economic growth will be small relative to other drivers.
Power systems that add a lot of wind energy must also add more natural gas capacity as a reserve supply.
The benefits of policy should outweigh the costs.
If people expect the government to bail them out, they will under-insure and over-build in hazard-prone areas.
In the lead-up to the Paris climate summit, massive activist pressure is on all governments, especially Canada’s, to fall in line with the global warming agenda and accept emission targets that could seriously harm our economy.
BC Hydro’s planned project for a hydroelectric dam on the Peace River—known as the Site C dam—is proving to be controversial, with some industry groups panning the plan while touting renewable energy sources such as wind.