Description
Book SynopsisCanada has over-promised and under-delivered on climate change, setting weak goals and allowing carve-outs, exceptions, and exemptions to undermine its climate policies. Why, in an era when climate change is front of mind for so many people, have we failed to make progress? This question has been the source of heated debate across the political spectrum. In Picking Up the Slack, Andrew Green draws together different perspectives on the challenge facing Canada to offer an accessible account of the ideas and institutions that have impeded climate change action.
Picking Up the Slack embraces the complexity of the problem, showing that its sources lie deep in Canada’s institutional arrangements pointing to the role played by federal-provincial power sharing arrangements, the heavy reliance on discretion in Canadian law, the role of the courts, and the impact of social norms. Working from a broad perspective that incorporates the insights of economics, law, p
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Of Fear and Loathing in Canadian Climate Policy 2. Cows, Cod, and Coal: The Roots of Canada’s Climate Dilemma 3. Discretion I: Picking the Wrong Tools 4. Discretion II: Helping Everyone Helps No One 5. Diffusion: When Everyone’s Responsible, No One’s Responsible 6. Deference: Where Are the Guardians? 7. Focus on People 8. Strengthen the National Community 9. Cultivate Cooperation 10. Foster Trust 11. Set the Foundation 12. Breaking the Cycle
