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Does climate policy kill jobs? Assessing the gap between the measured and perceived job transition risk in Western Canada

Journal article published by Elsevier examining differences between measured and perceived job transition risk related to climate policy in Western Canada. No further details were provided in the supplied excerpt.

Lower Bankhead , Bankhead, Banff National Park , Alberta , Canada Banff National Park in the Canadian province of Alberta was founded in 1885 and is Canada’s oldest national park. Its creation dates back to the discovery of hot springs on Sulphur Mountain, after which the area was placed under protection. Today, the park covers around 6,600 square kilometers in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and is part of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site “Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks”. The landscape is cha
Illustrative image: Lower Bankhead , Bankhead, Banff National Park , Alberta , Canada Banff National Park in the Canadian province of Alberta was founded in 1885 and is Canada’s oldest national park. Its creation dates back to the discovery of hot springs on Sulphur Mountain, after which the area was placed under protection. Today, the park covers around 6,600 square kilometers in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and is part of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site “Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks”. The landscape is cha — Dietmar Rabich/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: environment-and-climate, economy-and-trade, politics-and-governance

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Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
2/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
5/10
Urgency
2/10

Why it matters

The study addresses perceptions and measurements of job transition risk tied to climate policy in a specific region.

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