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Climate PolicyTransition briefing: An evidence-based climate policy for Ontario

Trevor Tombe

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Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Ontario’s emissions reduction record and targets 4

Ontario’s current climate policy framework 5

The merits of market-based policies 8

Policy options for Ontario 11

Price as the primary goal 12

Costs of carbon pricing on Ontario households 13

Competitiveness concerns 16

Concluding thoughts for Ontario’s next government 17

https://www.ontario.ca/page/climate-change-action-plan#section-14

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9FT5KrVwYmwZHV2M1RZbnZmUGM/view

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2778868

https://www.policyschool.ca/effect-carbon-pricing-canadian-households/