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UN climate goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C contradicts expert advice; significant costs compared to estimated benefits
Off Target: The Economics Literature Does Not Support the 1.5°C Climate Ceiling finds that the government policies required to implement the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s goal, to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, would impose social and economic costs that far exceed the expected benefits.
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Nearly half of all Canadian private sector industries experienced a major drop in investment from 2015-19
Industry-Level Private Sector Capital Expenditures in Canada: 1990-2019 examines how, despite the absence of a major recession (as Canada experienced in the early 1990s and 2008-09), more domestic industries experienced decreases in capital investment from 2015 to 2019 than at any other time since 1990. Critically, a majority of industries decreased investment in machinery, equipment and intellectual property products (such as software), which all significantly impact productivity.
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The Essential Ronald Coase spotlights the British economist whose insights into transaction costs changed the way economists understood the costs and potential barriers to exchanging goods and services.
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(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Jairo Yunis and Elmira Aliakbari
On a per person basis, Manitoba generated 962 kilograms of solid waste in 2002 compared to 891 kg in 2018—the largest reduction of any province.
(Appeared in the Hub) by Steve Lafleur
The prime minister is making the rounds, pledging money for various public transportation projects.
by Dr. Nigel Rawson
New drugs are approved later in Canada than in the United States and European Union.
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Jake Fuss
If this happens, interest payments on the federal debt would rise by nearly 60 per cent.
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Steven Globerman
More leisure time may result in better employee health and increased creativity.
by Kristina M.L. Acri, née Lybecker
Advanced clinical trials in Canada, which were consistent between 2015 and 2019, decreased by 26 per cent in 2020.
By: Gary Mauser
Licenced firearms owners are much less likely to commit criminal acts than other Canadians.
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