Originally posted by Friends of Science on May 28, 2021.      

Robert Lyman has provided these links to the briefs he submitted to the House of Commons Committee on Industry, Science and Technology following his appearance before the committee on May 11. Robert Lyman’s full bio.   

THE ROLE OF GREEN ENERGY IN CANADA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC
Submitted by Robert Lyman, Principal, ENTRANS Policy Research Group

Original Link to the brief
Friends of Science link to the brief 

Introduction

Transitions are an integral part of life, whether they involve the stages of a person’s experience or the evolution of economies. The challenge is to ensure that they occur smoothly, with as little disruption as possible, and that the changes involve a movement towards a status that is as good as possible, and ideally an improvement over the situation that prevailed before the transition occurred. In public policy terms, the issue now before the committee concerns the role that governments can and should play in setting the policy framework within which buyers and sellers make their decisions about energy products and services that may have adverse or beneficial environmental effects.

The issue involves several complex matters that fall within the boundaries of economics, environmental concerns, science, and technology. The specific questions addressed in this paper concern the role that the federal government of Canada should play in determining the contribution of “green” energy in Canada’s economic recovery. The risk is that, for political or other reasons, the issues will be misunderstood or over-simplified. I hope this brief will add clarity and factual precision to the questions that the Committee must address.

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Original Link to the brief
Friends of Science link to the brief 

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