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Trade-offs with other policy concerns such as domestic job creation pose political dilemmas. Both green technology products and their inputs are increasingly seen as strategic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261645
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Canada’s gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), meaning investment in tangible fixed assets, shows higher growth in investment by government and households since 2000 than by the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279824
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The government expects a CAD381bn (USD297.5bn) deficit for fiscal year 2020-21 (ending March 31). It also promised a CAD100bn stimulus package from calendar 2021, in further…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258154
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The extreme cold comes as the province is still dealing with the damage caused by unprecedented levels of heat and wildfires last summer and then record levels of rainfall and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266493
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President Joe Biden has adopted a gradual approach to replacing fossil fuels with renewable resources, but a second term would see him under greater pressure to address record…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286744
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This has deprived social movements of opportunities to mobilise public opinion. However, a recent surge of major economies and businesses setting long-term ‘net zero’ emission…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257310
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Waste management policies at the US state and federal level lag those in both the United Kingdom and EU and the measures now under consideration will do little to close that gap.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260306
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US concerns have been growing over China’s increasing presence in Latin America. To date various US initiatives have failed to present an alternative to China’s expanding trade…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286919
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Although today's strike was temporarily suspended at the last minute, the possibility of rail and port disruption this summer may force the Liberal government’s hand on the use of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287536
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The aim is to reduce dependence on imports from China and Russia. The executive branch can now channel up to USD750mn to firms developing domestic sources of lithium, nickel…