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Jointly appointed with the School of Environmental Studies.

Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Economy and Environment (Tier 2)

Research Interests

My research explores the impacts of economic globalization on environmental governance. My Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment is focused on the opportunities that exist for a Green New Deal in Canada, the United States, and globally. This research involves case studies of ‘green’ investments at the national, provincial and state levels, as well as an examination of the capacity of global institutions to facilitate or constrain such initiatives.

Related to this, I have a Mitacs Accelerate grant with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) on “A Green and Just Recovery? An Analysis of Energy Policies Adopted in Response to the COVID-19 Economic Crisis” that involves summer (2021) internships for 6 graduate students to explore data in the Energy Policy Tracker.

My SSHRC Insight Discovery Grant examines the role of Export Credit Agencies in financing fossil fuel projects and what intergovernmental initiatives exist to shift these entities to more sustainable investments.

Finally, I have ongoing work on the impact of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) on environmental governance.

Supervision

When I have a funded position available for my CRC project, I post it on my . Students are welcome to contact me to discuss other opportunities in relevant topic areas, such as:

• Green new deals at the local, national, or global level
• Critical examinations of green economy/green growth policies and projects
• Explorations of alternative economic and development paradigms such as Buen Vivir and degrowth
• Understanding employment in the green economy, including initiatives that would be needed to maintain full employment without growth (e.g., shorter working week, job sharing)
• Just transitions
• Fossil fuel subsidies and divestment
• The role of global economic institutions (e.g., G20, OECD) in environmental governance
• Trade and foreign investment agreements and the environment
• Corporate power in global environmental politics