Kathryn Harrison
About Kathryn Harrison
Kathryn Harrison is a professor of political science at the University of British Columbia. She has a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Western Ontario, master’s degrees in chemical engineering and political science from MIT, and a PhD in Political Science from UBC. Dr. Harrison studies environmental, climate, and energy policy, federalism, and comparative public policy.
This is a climate election
With the frontrunners pitching wildly contrasted policies in some ways and similar ones in another, it's vital for Canadians to keep abreast of their climate ambitions — and to hold them to account when the election is over.
B.C. has a math problem with renewable natural gas
B.C. consumers aren't getting the whole story about renewable natural gas. Very little of that RNG is actually produced and consumed in the province.
Deniers and doomers are leading the carbon tax opposition
Calls to suspend the April 1 increase at best ignore the real causes of the affordability crisis, and at worst seek to win Canadians’ support via false solutions.
Canada’s energy regulator turns a blind eye to dangerous global warming
Canadians need expert analysis to guide the economic transformation to battle climate crisis. A recent report from the Canada Energy Regulator provides an inadequate blueprint, write Kathryn Harrison, Mark Jaccard, Nicholas Rivers and Angela Carter.
Why you should take oilsands giants' net-zero pledge with a barrel of skepticism
As pressure builds on oil and gas companies, some major players are making big climate pledges. We should weigh them with considerable skepticism, write professors Kathryn Harrison, Martin Olszynski and Patrick McCurdy.
Climate plan shouldn't rely on pipelines
A UBC professor objects to Sandy Garossino's recent column, in which she argues the Trans Mountain expansion is integral to the Liberals' climate strategy.