POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: 2017 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Climate Change Denial, Parliamentary System
Document Summary
Implemented by harper gov"t: agreed to 30% emissions reductions below 2005 levels by 2030, pan canadian framework is the most comprehensive climate goal, price floor for carbon carbon tax will be raised from /ton to /ton. Raising the cost of carbon will discourage businesses that are carbon intensive as they are more expensive. This is socializing the cost of co2 emissions (everyone pays for the problems that rise from carbon emissions). Standard carbon price will be placed on provinces that do not implement their own. Why are states acting differently? (dimensions of difference) *important factors vary between states, and these factors will combine to determine how a state will approach climate change: regime type: authoritarian vs democracy. Democracy and domestic political institutions: electoral system: first past the post (most votes in each district) vs proportional representation. Pr do better in climate change, because smaller parties like the green party can still be heard who have stronger views on environmental issues.
