3-minute read
Pipelines are safe and green despite Suzuki’s dangerous rhetoric
Considering pipelines as an enemy instead of an ally in the fight against climate change speaks to a serious misunderstanding of the issue.
4-minute read
L’industrie forestière au service de l’environnement et de nos régions
Le secteur forestier saisit les opportunités qui se présentent et sait se renouveler pour s’adapter aux nouvelles réalités et répondre aux enjeux actuels au cœur de nos préoccupations, dont les changements climatiques.
9-minute read
Forestry: A Sector That Keeps Innovating
Contrary to perceptions disseminated by certain of its opponents, the forestry industry continues to innovate, and increasingly contributes to the fight against climate change. In this publication, co-authors Olivier Rancourt and Miguel Ouellette provide a survey of some of the innovations implemented by this industry.
6-minute read
Canadian Institute for Climate Choices: Sink or Swim Report Sinks, Riddled with Holes
Recently, the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices released its Sink or Swim report detailing Canada’s economic prospects in the global low-carbon transition. A quick survey of the report uncovers many erroneous assumptions, seriously undermining its overall conclusions.
3-minute read
Meeting Canada’s Energy Needs (2021)
With COP26 just coming to a close in Glasgow, only 25% of Canadians (and 36% of Quebecers) are of the opinion that this conference helped find solutions to climate change. Health care and the economy clearly remain the top priorities for the Canadian population, and 65% of Canadians are not prepared to pay a single cent more to fight climate change.
2-minute read
Electric buses: Over $1,500 per tonne of GHG emissions avoided
Montreal, November 4, 2021 – With many policy-makers gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the Quebec government made a big show of announcing over $5 billion in spending for the purchase of electric city buses. According to the Montreal Economic Institute’s preliminary calculations, this would be one of the most expensive and least effective measures for reducing Quebec’s GHG emissions. Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations and Economist at the MEI, had some thoughts on the matter.
IEDM – Le captage du carbone: une solution réelle pour le marché canadien? – Miguel Ouellette
November 3, 2021 | 14 min. 05 sec. | Le Café show (Ici Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Miguel Ouellette, Director of […]
4-minute read
Let’s be smarter on carbon capture — we won’t get to net-zero without it
It is more important than ever to recognize the immense potential of CCUS technologies and to foster a robust, self-sustaining market for them.
5-minute read
Captage du carbone: la solution entrepreneuriale qu’il nous faut
Plus que jamais, il est important de reconnaître l’immense potentiel des technologies de CUSC et de promouvoir la création d’un marché robuste et autonome pour celles-ci.
6-minute read
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: Concrete Market-Based Recommendations to Reduce GHG Emissions
With the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) set to begin in a few short days, governments are expected to double down on GHG emission reduction targets. A recent MEI publication described how carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies can allow governments to reach their targets without compromising our standard of living. This follow-up publication offers tangible solutions to encourage uptake of this new technology by entrepreneurs.