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Andrew Leach
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Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Alberta. Interested in climate change, constitutional law, and energy infrastructure. Find me here or on the web at aleach.ca.

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Andrew Leach is a Canadian energy and environmental economist and a contributing writer to a number of Canadian news outlets including The Globe and Mail, and Maclean's. His research areas span energy and environmental economics—including topics such as oil sands regulation, clean energy innovations, with a specific focus on climate change policies. .. more

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · 6d
Almost 10k...

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 12d
Good read from @aleach.ca on the oil market and the case—or lack thereof—for a new pipeline. Puts some good context into the talk of Keystone XL revival or Ford's west-east pipeline study.
Pipe Dream or Panacea? Evaluating the Case for Oil Pipelines in Canada - IRPP
Oil pipelines are once again a hot topic of discussion everywhere, from political panels to kitchen tables. As Canada navigates a fraught relationship with its largest trading partner, and the economi...
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IRPP @irpp.org · 14d
Oil pipelines are back in the spotlight.

But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline.

Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...

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Rob Breakenridge @robbreakenridge.bsky.social · 26d
NEW PODCAST:
• Economist @aleach.ca on the obstacles and challenges for Alberta's pipeline push
• The latest on Alberta's teachers' strike
• New polling on the Canada-US relationship
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PODCAST: Obstacles to Alberta's pipeline ambitions; Preserving the Canada-US relationship
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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Sep 18
Excited to be heading back to Ottawa for this event on Oct 9. Hopefully you can join us, in person or online.
thewalrus.ca The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · Sep 15
Worried about climate change and the impact of disinformation of policies and strategies to combat it? Then you can't miss Max Bell School of Public Policy presents Climate at a Crossroads.

Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · Sep 15
Worried about climate change and the impact of disinformation of policies and strategies to combat it? Then you can't miss Max Bell School of Public Policy presents Climate at a Crossroads.

Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Apr 27
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Canada’s National Inventory Report
## Canada's National Inventory Report Each year, Canada and all other signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change submit [annual National Inventory Reports (NIRs)](https:/...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 23
Trump brings up "Governor Trudeau" and says, "I have to be honest. As a state, it works great. As a nation ... why are we spending $200 billion? It doesn't make sense."

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
It shouldn't but, and I hope that remains true. But a free trade deal should also mean no tariffs, so I guess we'll see. But, if we get into turning off taps, the transshipment must be on the table.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
The biggest issues are Sarnia and Montreal, which rely on Canadian crude moving through the US.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
From last night. Don't let anyone convince you that "we export crude and import the refined products back to Canada." that's not how it works.
aleach.ca Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
Here's Canada's refined product sector. We basically produce what we use, with exports and imports on the margin for most products.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
It's rhetoric brought from other industries where the scarcity lies at different points in the supply chain. Little profit in logs relative to lumber or furniture. Trees are plentiful. Large oil resources remain relatively scarce.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
1. The returns on refining pale relative to extraction, and we're not short resources.
2. Labour has opportunity costs and refining is also one of the least labour intensive industries around.
3. We already do that.

Old, tired arguments based on mythology of where the margins lie in oil and gas.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
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aleach.ca Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
Here's Canada's refined product sector. We basically produce what we use, with exports and imports on the margin for most products.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
and that, in most months, we produce more than we need.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
It should not be, but who knows?

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
Here's Canada's refined product sector. We basically produce what we use, with exports and imports on the margin for most products.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
In theory, almost all of it.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
We produce most of our own products. The bigger issue is that we move a lot of our crude *through* the US to Ontario and QC.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
Very small net exporters.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
Short production curtailment of what? Products? Or crude + bitumen?

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
Why?

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
It's EIA data for the US.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
I don't understand what you mean? Almost all of our refined products do remain in the domestic market.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 3
Too many Canadians are under the impression that we export crude and import refined products in our trade relationship with the US. The first is true, and the second is true to a much smaller degree only in some parts of Canada for some fuels. In general, we're net exporters of refined products too.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Feb 1
Offered without comment: almost all of the US supply of nuclear fuel is imported. Here's where it comes from:

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Jan 31
Oh, hello existential dread and related feelings.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Jan 31
Correct.

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Jan 31
There was never a time when every hard worker had a pension. And if you factor in the share that are public sector here, a class of people PP likely doesn't think of as hard workers on the whole, the story gets even more ridiculous.
tammyschirle.bsky.social Tammy Schirle 🇨🇦 @tammyschirle.bsky.social · Jan 31
Graphs that come in handy.

2/ Registered pension plan membership in 🇨🇦, 1976-2021

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Andrew Leach @aleach.ca · Jan 31
We're going to go back to a time when every worker had powerful paycheques...
tammyschirle.bsky.social Tammy Schirle 🇨🇦 @tammyschirle.bsky.social · Jan 31
Some graphs I think come in handy sometimes.

1/ Average weekly earnings, 1983-2022, adjusted for inflation