What is our mission?
Advised by independent scientists, economists and energy and policy experts, CSCP promotes better understanding of climate and energy policy across Canada.
We want open, rational debate that moves policy away from costly, ineffective climate control and toward adaptation and research into effective mitigation.
We also show what rushed “decarbonize” shifts to wind, solar and biofuels cost households, grids, land use and trade — before promises harden into policy.
What are our policy principles?
- Environmental policy should deliver clean air, land and water, and sensible adaptation to inevitable climate variability.
- Energy policy should secure reliable, competitively priced energy, predictable investment rules, and support for Canada’s economic, social and environmental goals.
- Every region and interest deserves a voice in climate policy; all constructive views are welcome.
What are our economic principles?
- Abundant, cheap energy built a century of Canadian prosperity and funds our social programs.
- Emission cuts and new energy technologies should pass best-practice cost-benefit analysis.
- Environmental accountability needs empirical metrics, not political ones.
- Policies with economic impact must show they improve human well-being.
How do we view climate science?
- Climate always changes from natural causes, and recent changes most likely cannot be altered.
- UN IPCC models cannot reproduce past climates without manipulation, so they are unfit for policy.
- Policymakers and politicized actors often misrepresent scientific reports.
- Claimed ‘consensus’ on what caused the past century’s warming is more political than scientific.
- Climate research must be depoliticized. Political interference undermines scientific integrity.
How do we view energy?
- Canada’s oil, gas, coal, hydro and nuclear industries are among its most efficient, advanced sources of income, investment and exports — vital to every region.
- Industries hit by climate policy need regulatory certainty and predictability restored so they can invest.
- The federal government must ensure interprovincial trade serves Canadian sovereignty and shares resource benefits with every province.
- Variable renewables are unreliable on demand, so they barely cut emissions. Add them selectively to complement, not displace, our low-cost coal, oil, gas, hydro and nuclear base — an asset, not a liability.
- Abundant, reliable, unsubsidized conventional energy is key to any greener future. Growing it alongside selective renewables is a win-win, not a zero-sum subsidy fight.
Sources we highlight
We share a range of sources without endorsing any one view, to amplify critical perspectives and demand accountability where political consensus goes unchallenged.
