Mark Purdon is Associate Professor in the Department of Strategy, Social and Environmental Responsibility at the School of Management (ESG), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), where he has held the Chair on Decarbonization. With a PhD in political science, he works at the intersection of comparative politics, international relations, and public policy, studying the political economy of decarbonization, with particular attention to carbon markets, climate finance, and green industrial policy. His work on global climate governance draws on neoclassical realism to explain how domestic politics and international power shape climate action and opportunities for international climate cooperation. His applied work includes advising legislative committees, regulators, and public agencies in Canada and abroad on carbon markets, climate finance and energy policy. His book The Political Economy of Climate Finance Effectiveness in Developing Countries was published by Oxford University Press in 2024, and he is co-editor of Carbon Federalism: Canadian Climate Governance in a Changing World, under contract with University of Toronto Press.
Expertise
- Decarbonization and Climate Policy
- International Cooperation
- Comparative Political Economy
Selected Publications
- Purdon, M., O. Bahn and C. Séguin (Under Review) Policy Mixes for Transport Decarbonization: Comparing Carbon Pricing Instruments and Flexible Regulations in Quebec and Ontario. In T. Walker, G. Gopakumar, M. Karami and H. Murray (Eds.) Sustainable Transportation: Harnessing Financial and Human Capital for a Green and Equitable Mobility Transition. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Purdon, M. & A. Michaelowa (Under Review) Canadian Participation in International Climate Finance and International Carbon Markets. In K. Brownsey, M. Purdon & M. Winfield (Eds.) Carbon Federalism: Canadian Climate Governance in a Changing World. UToronto Press.
- Purdon, M. (Under Review) Quebec’s Decarbonization Efforts: Integrating Carbon Markets and Green Industrial Policy. In Carbon Federalism: Canadian Climate Governance in a Changing World. UToronto Press.
- Winfield, M., Purdon, M. and K. Brownsey (Under Review) Ottawa, the Provinces, Territories, Indigenous Peoples and Climate Governance. In K. Brownsey, M. Purdon and M. Winfield (Eds.) Carbon Federalism: Canadian Climate Governance in a Changing World. UToronto Press.
- Purdon, M. (2026) Disponibilité, diversification et résilience énergétiques : Constats et recommandations en vue de la finalisation du PGIRE. Expert mandate, Régie de l’énergie du Québec.
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