Tax Law Speaker Series: Emissions Pricing in Canada: Design and Equity Considerations

Event Description:

This lecture will cover basic principles and trade-offs of emissions pricing design, including a comparison of different approaches. It will discuss how Canada’s pricing system compares to a “first best” system, and how revenue can be used to mitigate competitiveness effects and equity concerns. Finally, it will briefly touch on how the European Union’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism may affect Canada.

Speaker:

Dr. Jennifer Winter (PhD, Calgary) is an Associate Professor of Economics and Scientific Director of the Energy and Environmental Policy research division at The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. Her research evaluates climate policies, and examines the effects of government regulation and policy on energy development and the associated consequences and trade-offs.

The Tax Law and Policy Speaker Series at Allard Law is an academic, interdisciplinary forum for disseminating research on tax law and policy. In past years, the series has featured many leading scholars of tax law and policy from Canada and the rest of the world. The series is often (though not exclusively) held in conjunction with a Tax Policy seminar course offered to UBC law students. Many sessions are open to the public.