Brett Dolter

I'm now posting on Blue Sky Social and will no longer use this account.

Climate policy is missing in action in Saskatchewan election The main parties lack serious climate-action plans and polled voters have other priorities. Grace Schaan and @BrettDolter argue that progress will likely require more sustained civil actions. policyoptions.irpp.org/?p=114338

Wouldn’t it be great if the provincial and federal governments could get on the same page about how to clean up our electricity grid? In this StarPhoenix Op-Ed I explain how close the two sides will be with revisions to the Clean Electricity Regulation thestarphoenix.com/opinion/column…

Will that happen? We should see this Fall when @environmentca releases a revised Clean Electricity Regulation & the federal government finalizes the design of the ITCs. Here's to hoping

I doubt @PremierScottMoe will reach an agreement with the federal government on electricity, but we may not need it. A good outcome for SK only requires @environmentca to ensure the CER is flexible & that ITCs deliver funding to SK to cover the investment cost differential

Is it possible for the Governments of Canada & SK to agree on electricity policy? In a new report for the @ClimateInstit I find that they aren't as far apart as we might think: climateinstitute.ca/wp-content/upl…

Important analysis from @BrettDolter finds significant common ground in achieving @SaskPower’s clean energy transition. With proposed revisions, the forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations can reduce emissions with minimal impact on cost. #skpoli climateinstitute.ca/publications/t…

Congratulations to Dr. @BrettDolter of @UofRArts and his research team, winners of @CanEconomics' Vanderkamp Prize for Best Article of 2023! To read the full paper on the costs and benefits of #carbonpricing under different models, visit: utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/cp… 📰

In summary, it's good to see third-party analysis informing climate policy in Saskatchewan. It's also important to read the fine-print (and the Appendix!) to get a better sense of what Navius modelled. Let's hope for updated analysis when the revised CER is released

The proposed changes to the CER would reduce the cost of the regulation & address technical concerns like whether CCS can meet a 30 tonne/GWh standard. Ideally, Navius would have been asked to also model a more flexible version of the CER to ensure a fair comparison.

It’s interesting to see the contribution of each of these policies to the full picture. On electricity pricing, the subsidies from the federal government make-up 39% of the difference between the SK policies (SAPP) and the federal policy package (SK-CER).