Posts in category Opinion Piece (2)
News | Nov 6, 2024
Solving-FCB’s Dr Rashid Sumaila’s Op-Ed in the National Observer discusses the challenges of implementing carbon taxes in Canada and argues that subsidies, while not as efficient, may be a more politically feasible alternative to encourage the adoption of low-carbon technologies and behaviors.…
Opinion Piece | Dec 13, 2022
Humanity currently faces its greatest challenge. Scientists estimate that we are on the verge of breaching so many planetary boundaries that we could tip the scales towards societal collapse. The recent UN climate change COP27 conference sought to meet this challenge, but commitments fell short of ending our dependence on fossil fuels. For all of the grand talk from world leaders about stopping this impending catastrophe, we still have precious little action to show for it.