Policy briefs
Conversations that matter.
From 2011 to 2014, Satya Brata Das wrote the Cambridge Strategies Inc. policy briefs: short, argued papers on energy, climate, trade and public finance, written for Albertans and the people who govern them.
Alberta Rapid Transit launches green future
A province-wide network of light rail and high-speed rail, paid for from resource revenue, as Alberta’s bold first step to a low-carbon future.
Mandela’s life offers hope to cope with climate change
Nelson Mandela’s example should inspire the alliances and resources needed to cope with climate change. The third of four briefs on using resource wealth for the good of the planet.
How will Alberta balance oil sands and environment?
Our oil sands matter in a world addicted to oil, but Alberta also has a duty of care to the planet as it adapts to climate change. The last of the briefs before the 2012 election.
What will Alberta do with too much money?
Alberta’s politicians are still fighting the debts and deficits of a bygone age. Facing multi-billion-dollar resource surpluses, the real question is what to do with them.
Playing our ACE for a clean energy future
Visionary leadership could use Alberta’s energy wealth to help the planet. The first of a series of briefs leading to the 2012 provincial election.
Canada–India free trade: opening doors for Alberta
Canada’s free-trade negotiations with India are a chance for Alberta to open new frontiers for its goods and services.
Alberta Budget 2012: triumph of the Progressives
Alberta’s 2012 budget returns to the activist days of Peter Lougheed, a sharp turn away from Ralph Klein’s philosophy.
Keystone’s silver lining
The U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline is hardly a catastrophe. Alberta can secure new markets for its oil, and fund cleaner energy with the proceeds.