Thread by @ProfKHarrison

One last comparison of the parties’ #climate plans in #elxn44! This time updates based on LPC and NDP platform costing. As with original thread (pasted at end), I haven’t covered everything, incl adaptation, buildings, climate finance, green growth $$ (might do that one yet). /1

Big update for NDP. Platform said NDP “supported” carbon pricing but didn't specify price. This led many (incl me) to question impact and cost of the NDP plan. But budget matches Lib price schedule - $170/tonne in 2030. That will deliver signif and cost-effective reductions. /2

NDP promised to reduce or eliminate unfair industry C pricing “loopholes” but I'm not seeing a new revenue stream for that (open to correction!). So, budget suggests NDP plan will be more effective than previously implied, but obfuscation on price, fairness is disappointing. /3

I previously said the NDP's platform was less focused on just transition than the Liberals', but the NDP is proposing greater spending on worker support ($300-700M/yr) than the Liberals budgeted for their Futures Fund ($205M/yr). /4

Lib platform budget commits to phase out #fossilfuel subsidies by 2023, 2 yrs earlier than G20 promise. But costing projects only $8M/yr in new revenues, way less than the $90M/yr ongoing subsidies IISD funds. What’s not included? /5
iisd.org/publications/f…

The LPC commitment excludes subsidies to help the FF industry reduce emissions. But those subsidies still undermine the polluter pays principle (true for other sectors too), thus keeping fossil fuel prices down, which encourages consumption./6
nationalobserver.com/2021/09/09/new…

The LPC (using World Bank def’n) doesn’t consider buying #TMX a subsidy (but CPC and NDP also haven’t promised to cancel it). Cdn public finance of ff's is much bigger than subsidies. Libs commit to phase out public finance consistent with net zero in 2050 – but no date. /7

Updated comparison of targets and policies as of September 12. Fwiw, as a climate voter my criteria are target ambition, policy ambition, but also transparency, cost, progressivity, feasibility (constitutional and admin) -- so no ranking or single score. /fin

@MarkJaccard @jenwinter_YYC see tweet above and previous. Do you see any rollback of OBA?

Here's the original thread. It elaborates on some of the info in the table, but was written before Green Plan and party platform budgets.

https://twitter.com/ProfKHarrison/status/1432405883179307010?s=20

IISD "finds" not "funds"