The Carbon Budget for 1.5 Degrees
The carbon budget for 1.5℃ is a key concept in climate science and policy. But what is the carbon budget anyway? The best way to understand this concept is to think about a bathtub. That’s […]
Mark Taylor
The Social Cost of Carbon
In 2021, Alberta farmers’ average crop yields were significantly reduced by drought. A summer of wildfire smoke, blown into our province from fires here and elsewhere, impacted our health and that of our children. And […]
Fossil Fuel Economics
This post kicks off a series on fossil fuel economics — a subject of great interest to the people of Alberta. Economics, at its core, is the science that tries to satisfy humanity’s limitless appetites with […]