October 18, 2024 |听A price on carbon is widely accepted by economists as an efficient way to measure the harm done by carbon and to encourage behavioural change, but is it the best route given that it comes with a real cost to consumers and the economy? Chris Ragan听spoke about the carbon pricing in his conversation with Amanda Lang on .
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Published on: 25 Oct 2024
The Federal Government of Canada has increased the federal carbon tax from $65 a tonne to $80 as of April 1, 2024. Christopher Ragan joins several news outlets below sharing his expertise.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2024
March 14, 2024 |听A growing number of premiers are urging the federal government to pause the carbon tax hike that's set to take place on April 1, or to ditch it altogether. Chris Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 9I制作厂免费, joined Power & Politics to discuss the impact this could have on Canada's climate plan. "We're playing a long-run game," Ragan said. "It's very easy to say this is not a good time for a carbon tax ...
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Published on: 19 Mar 2024
March 13, 2024 | Is carbon pricing the most effective tool to address climate change issues? The news recording talked about the opposition to the climate tax rebate in recent years and the government's efforts to rebrand the tax and communicate its effectiveness to the public. Chris Ragan听was interviewed and stated that any policy will be costly to implement, but the rebate in carbon pricing gives the purchasing power back to the public. "You do not have to use the carbon price.
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Published on: 14 Mar 2024
Chris Ragan joins Vassy Kapelos to weigh in on the Trudeau government's recent carbon tax carve-outs and shares on the current situation.听
" It will lead to further exemptions... that is probably inevitable." says Chris Ragan.听
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Published on: 2 Nov 2023
April 8, 2023 | Yves Giroux opened a political firestorm last week with a new report that concluded carbon price rebates are worth more than the direct cost of the carbon price for 80 per cent of families. The Conservatives, who have campaigned heavily on removing carbon pricing, claimed that the Liberals lied about the "sneaky carbon tax" when they said the rebate were more than the cost.听
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Published on: 11 Apr 2023
October 21, 2021 | In this op-ed for Maclean's Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, Dale Beugin and Gord Lambert explain why ahead of COP26,听Alberta needs to prepare for the inevitability of a听low-carbon world.
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Published on: 22 Oct 2021
15 April, 2021听| In this panel conversation, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan shares his thoughts on the Conservative's newly revealed climate plan听in a conversation with the听Globe and Mail's Kelly Cryderman and political commentator Shakir Chambers.听
听The听panel discussion starts at 1:20:41.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2021
In this article for The Line newsletter, Max Bell School Professor听Ken Boessenkool and Director Chris Ragan argue that the government should have more confidence in the newly increased carbon tax to do its job and resist the temptation to throw in all sorts of other popular, but expensive, policies as well.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2021
April 16, 2020 | With climate change being one of the most contentious issues in the 2019 federal election, it has become evident that Canadians are concerned with reducing the national carbon footprint. Despite this, policy responses to this issue have not been united. In this podcast, Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan elaborates on the nuances of environmental policy, and how it serves both the economy and the climate.听
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Published on: 16 Apr 2020
March 9, 2020 | Christopher Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy and former chair of Canada鈥檚 Ecofiscal Commission, sat down with the 9I制作厂免费 Reporter to discuss the ways in which policy can impact climate change. In this interview, Ragan听comments on resistance to decarbonization, current government initiatives, and the divestment movement.
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Published on: 9 Mar 2020
February 24, 2020 | What are the consequences of endless economic expansion? To discuss the potential risks, Steven Paikin spoke to Chris Ragan, director of 9I制作厂免费's Max Bell School听of Public Policy;听Celine Bak, president of Analytica Advisors; Atif Kubursi, professor Emeritus of Economics at McMaster University;听Peter Victor, author of "Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, not Disaster;" and Sarah Kaplan, director at U of T's Institute for Gender and the Economy at Rotman School of Management.
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Published on: 3 Mar 2020
With the final report of Canada鈥檚听Ecofiscal Commission听out and its clear support for carbon pricing 鈥� most notably, a 40-cent tax hike on a litre of gas over the next decade 鈥� making headlines,听Christopher Ragan, commission chairman, can鈥檛 help thinking about how the now concluded six-year project got its start. Like most origin stories, it began at a low point 鈥� at least for Ragan.
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Published on: 11 Feb 2020
January 27, 2020 | 9I制作厂免费 economist Chris Ragan, Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, and Director of the Max Bell School, explains the think tank's听final report exploring Canada's听options for reducing听its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Published on: 11 Feb 2020
November 27, 2019 | Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan discusses the听Ecofiscal Commission's final report on how Canada can meet its 2030 emissions goals with a carbon pricing policy.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2019
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