Kyla Tienhaara
Dr. Kyla Tienhaara is a Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment and an Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen's University, Canada. Her main area of interest is the intersection between environmental governance and the global economic system.
Catch 22: Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Means Paying Polluters
US$20 billion: That’s how much American investors think Canadian taxpayers should fork over to compensate them for their failed bid to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Québec. That’s almost a fifth of the province’s total budget for this year. Ruby River Capital LLC, the US-based owner of GNL Québec Inc., filed a…
Trade treaties and the climate emergency
The chickens have come home to roost for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Kenney bet around $1.5 billion of public money on a very risky prospect – the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline. U.S. President Joe Biden, to the surprise of no one but Kenney, followed through on an election promise and cancelled a key permit…