Put more than a dozen experts on climate change in a room and you’ll find debate on about just about everything.
But ask them what Canada’s single most important climate policy is, and the results are surprisingly consistent: Nothing comes close to the industrial price on carbon.
BIV reached out to 15 leading economists and climate change researchers across Canada. Of the 14 who responded, 12 agreed pricing industry’s pollution has proved the most effective way to drop Canada’s carbon footprint.
Several experts pointed out the policy does not sacrifice international competitiveness, a crucial feature as the country faces economic upheaval.
Dale Beugin, who oversees research at the Canadian Climate
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