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Christopher Ragan

Christopher Ragan is an associate professor of economics at McGill University and the chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission.

Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?

  • Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, RACHEL SAMSON | March 22, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and the Canadian government should focus on improving its pricing and regulatory foundation, and only turn to subsidies and tax credits to address those areas where carbon pricing is ineffective, write Christopher Ragan and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, RACHEL SAMSON | March 22, 2023
  • Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the

Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, RACHEL SAMSON | March 22, 2023
  • Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and the Canadian government should focus on improving its pricing and regulatory foundation, and only turn to subsidies and tax credits to address those areas where carbon pricing is ineffective, write Christopher Ragan and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A primer on output-based carbon pricing: there’s probably more consensus than you think

  • The federal government’s “backstop” carbon-pricing policy will apply in provinces and territories that haven’t implemented a sufficiently broad and stringent policy of their own.
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN | March 11, 2019
Economists agree that carbon pricing is the most flexible and cheapest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other options are certainly available, but they are more complicated and more costly for the economy. The Hill Times file photograph

A primer on output-based carbon pricing: there’s probably more consensus than you think

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN | March 11, 2019
  • The federal government’s “backstop” carbon-pricing policy will apply in provinces and territories that haven’t implemented a sufficiently broad and stringent policy of their own.

A primer on output-based carbon pricing: there’s probably more consensus than you think

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN | March 11, 2019
  • The federal government’s “backstop” carbon-pricing policy will apply in provinces and territories that haven’t implemented a sufficiently broad and stringent policy of their own.
Economists agree that carbon pricing is the most flexible and cheapest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other options are certainly available, but they are more complicated and more costly for the economy. The Hill Times file photograph

Why carbon pricing and cash rebates to oil companies go hand in hand

  • Canadian provinces are actively moving toward putting a broad-based price on greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, some of them are providing cash
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN | March 8, 2017
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured last year at a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers in Ottawa, was able to get most to agree to a federal plan to price carbon starting 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Why carbon pricing and cash rebates to oil companies go hand in hand

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN | March 8, 2017
  • Canadian provinces are actively moving toward putting a broad-based price on greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, some of them are providing cash

Why carbon pricing and cash rebates to oil companies go hand in hand

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN | March 8, 2017
  • Canadian provinces are actively moving toward putting a broad-based price on greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, some of them are providing cash
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured last year at a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers in Ottawa, was able to get most to agree to a federal plan to price carbon starting 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Less can be more when it comes to reducing carbon emissions

  • As you might have heard, Canada is in the midst of a national conversation on climate policies and carbon pricing. To be clear, pricing
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, PRESTON MANNING | October 10, 2016
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna should realize that when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases, sometime less regulation does more, writes Preston Manning and Christopher Ragan. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Less can be more when it comes to reducing carbon emissions

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, PRESTON MANNING | October 10, 2016
  • As you might have heard, Canada is in the midst of a national conversation on climate policies and carbon pricing. To be clear, pricing

Less can be more when it comes to reducing carbon emissions

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, PRESTON MANNING | October 10, 2016
  • As you might have heard, Canada is in the midst of a national conversation on climate policies and carbon pricing. To be clear, pricing
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna should realize that when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases, sometime less regulation does more, writes Preston Manning and Christopher Ragan. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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