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Title: Parallel Paths: Canada-U.S. climate policy choices
Description: Third report of the Climate Prosperity series . According to the introduction, "With this report, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) has undertaken the most comprehensive analysis yet published on the economic risks and opportunities for Canada of climate policy in the context of the Canada-United States relationship." The report proposes a "Transitional Policy Option" which would implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade system in Canada ahead of the U.S., but would limit the Canadian carbon price so that it would never become too out of step with the U.S.
Identifier (PID): yul:577030

Title: Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada - Technical Backgrounder
Description: This report complements the Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada report by providing additional details on the analysis underpinning the conclusions in the Advisory Note. By integrating the research commissioned or developed by the NRTEE, including economic modelling, it illustrates the main Advisory Note’s grounding in credible and original analysis. The Technical Backgrounder also provides a useful policy design framework and reference tool for policy makers by identifying important design and implementation issues and the trade-offs between the main design options .
Identifier (PID): yul:827220

Title: Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada
Description: This report recommends a unified carbon pricing policy for Canada—a policy aimed at meeting one clear objective: the greatest amount of carbon emission reductions, at the least economic cost. Following more than a year of research and consultation, our report sets out what we believe is the most effective, realistic, and achievable carbon pricing policy for current and anticipated Canadian circumstances.
Identifier (PID): yul:826541

Title: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis
Description: This report updates the previous work by the Agency, published in 2013. An appendix describes the changes from the 2013 edition.
Identifier (PID): yul:1120749

Title: Effects of a Carbon Tax on the Economy and the Environment
Description: Reviews the existing literature on the economic impacts of a carbon tax, and explores three options for using the revenues from the tax: to reduce budget deficits, to decrease existing marginal tax rates, or to offset the costs to the most affected groups of people.
Identifier (PID): yul:1120609