Robert Parsons

• PhD, University of Manitoba
• MBA (with distinction), York University

• Electric Vehicles
• Zero Emission Transit
• Energy Systems
• Food Systems
• Evaluating Methods to  Reduce Adverse Environmental Effects

• Economics
• Quantitative Methods
• Sustainability

Parsons, R. 2024. Ground-source heat pumps promising. Winnipeg Free Press, Think Tank Section (Saturday May 25, 2024 print edition, page A7).

Parsons, R.V., J. Alegria, R. Penner and R. Tan. 2024. Fairness and Effectiveness of Canada’s Commodity-Based Carbon Tax System. I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. (Version 2.0, August 2024).

Larson, P.D., R.V. Parsons and D. Kalluri. 2024. Zero-emission heavy-duty, long-haul trucking: Obstacles and opportunities for logistics in North America. Logistics 8(3): 64. 

Parsons, R. and P.D. Larson. 2023. How gleaning food addresses greenhouse gas emissions and food insecurity: Food banks keep edible food out of landfills, reducing methane emissions, but pay taxes on their activities. Ottawa should give them a break. Policy Options (Monday January 30, 2023).

Parsons, R.V., R. Shankar and C.C. Chen. 2022. Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Assessing Alternate Policies to Achieve Equality in Moving to Clean Transportation. I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. (Version 2.0, October 2022).

Parsons, R. 2022. GHG Emissions Estimates and Costs for Degradable Materials Ending up in Landfill Sites: Brief Summary Information and Cost Estimation Procedures  (Version 2.0, June 2022).

Parsons, R.V. 2021. Canada as a case study for balanced presentation to address controversy on emission reduction policies. Sustainability 13: 7909. 

Parsons, R.V., M.J. Kizuik, T.G. Miles, S.C. Prud’homme, J.S. Sodomsky and M. Wang. 2020. Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of Zero-Emission Transit Bus Options for the City of Winnipeg.  I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (Version 3.0, June 2020).