Simon Donner
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About Simon Donner
As an Associate Professor of Climatology at the University of British Columbia, Simon Donner studies why the climate matters to society as well as ecosystems like coral reefs. His group’s work provides insight into the causes and effects of climate change, public attitudes, policy options at home and abroad, and what can be done to adapt.
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.