Developing a Climate Change Mitigation Policy Inventory for Canada †

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William Scott

Stanford University; Simon Fraser University (SFU) - School of Public Policy

Jennifer Winter

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy; University of Calgary - Deptartment of Economics; Environment and Climate Change Canada

Alaz Munzur

University of Saskatchewan - Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

Katharina Koch

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Date Written: August 08, 2024

Abstract

Across jurisdictions, all orders of governments are continually expanding their implementation of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change. In federations like Canada, the mix of policies employed is further complicated by overlapping regulation both within and across federal and provincial/territorial governments. Canada's climate policy landscape is marked by variation in timing, effort, and approach, and driven by differences in economic structures, political ideologies, energy resources, and emissions among provinces and territories. However, a clear picture of the wide-ranging efforts undertaken across jurisdictions remains unavailable. To address this gap, we have developed a comprehensive and dynamic inventory of climate policies in Canada. This methodology paper outlines the steps taken to establish the inventory of 334 climate policies in Canada, the coding protocol used to assess policy design elements, and a description of the inventory findings. By shedding light on the complex web of climate policies in Canada, this inventory aims to provide researchers and policymakers with a clear picture of the ongoing efforts to reduce GHG emissions. It also seeks to inform future research on the impacts and interactions between policy tools in achieving a range of societal objectives.

Keywords: climate policy, policy mix, policy inventory, federalism, greenhouse gas emissions, policy design

JEL Classification: Q58, Q48

Suggested Citation

Scott, William and Winter, Jennifer and Munzur, Alaz and Koch, Katharina, Developing a Climate Change Mitigation Policy Inventory for Canada † (August 08, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4920154 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4920154

William Scott (Contact Author)

Stanford University ( email )

Stanford, CA 94305
United States

Simon Fraser University (SFU) - School of Public Policy ( email )

United States

Jennifer Winter

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy ( email )

Calgary, Alberta
Canada

HOME PAGE: http://www.policyschool.ca

University of Calgary - Deptartment of Economics ( email )

2500 University Drive, NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada ( email )

Gatineau
Canada

Alaz Munzur

University of Saskatchewan - Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy ( email )

Diefenbaker Building
101 Diefenbaker Place
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N5B8
Canada

HOME PAGE: http://https://www.alazmunzur.com/

Katharina Koch

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy ( email )

Calgary, Alberta
Canada

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