Washington Initiative I-1631, Carbon Emissions Fee Measure (2018), has failed to get approval from the voters in Washington with 43.5% voting Yes and 56.5% voting No. In total, 2.8 million votes were cast in the November 6, 2018 election. I-1631 called for an escalating $15/tonne fee on carbon dioxide emissions Read more…
Thirty years ago, on June 22, 1988, James Hansen testified in front of the US Congress on the subject of global warming. It is considered by many to be the kickoff for the public awareness of the effect of carbon dioxide and other green house gases on the world’s climate Read more…
With the news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Provinces they all needed a price on carbon of $50/tonne by 2022 and immediately experienced push back from the usual crowd, I wrote an op-ed for the Victoria Times Colonist entitled “Trudeau’s $50 carbon price too low, too high” explaining the Read more…
The Not Impossible Plan is a policy alternative for getting off fossil fuels by 2060 that could be implemented in any country, but the original paper describing it (available here) was focused on the USA. Since I started talking to people and giving lectures, many are asking “How would it work Read more…
I got the new website online today. Thanks to Tony at Bright Idea Photography for his help!