Thomas Gunton
Thomas Gunton is a professor and founding director of the Resource and Environmental Planning program at Simon Fraser University and a former deputy minister of environment for B.C. He recently completed a major evaluation of climate policy with the Pembina Institute.
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Opinion
Canada at COP26: A time for leadership
The upcoming UN conference provides a unique opportunity for Canada to become a world leader in climate policy, writes Thomas Gunton, the director of the Resource and Environmental Planning program at Simon Fraser University.
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Latest oil demand forecasts raise questions about economic wisdom of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Spending $12.6 billion of taxpayer funds to build a pipeline when private sector companies are adding more than enough capacity to meet the projected need is hard to justify, writes Thomas Gunton.
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COVID-19 has laid bare how unprepared we are for crises — and climate change will test us even more
It’s taken a global, monumental effort, but COVID-19 has shown us what’s possible when we collectively act. So why can’t we do the same for climate change, writes Thomas Gunton.
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