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Carbon Tax Announced for 2017
Alberta to introduce economy-wide carbon tax in 2017
Alberta’s NDP government is imposing new curbs on emissions from the oil sands and establishing an economy-wide carbon tax in a sweeping new plan aimed at showing it is serious about fighting climate change.
The long-awaited strategy, which comes days before world leaders meet in Paris for a major climate summit, also includes a phase-out of coal-fired power generation in the next 15 years, a 10-year plan to nearly halve methane emissions, as well as incentives for renewable energy.
There are no carbon targets, but under the plan, Alberta’s carbon emissions will begin to fall under today’s levels by 2030.
The government of Premier Rachel Notley has said the lack of a wide-ranging climate policy has hampered the province’s energy industry has it has tried to convince the United States and other trading partners to accept more shipments of crude from the oil sands.
Indeed, U.S. President Barack Obama said early this month that his country’s efforts to battle climate change would be tarnished by approving TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline that would ship Alberta oil to Texas refineries. He rejected it following seven years of review.
The NDP devised the new strategy with data from research conducted by a panel it appointed, led by University of Alberta economist Andrew Leach.
The energy sector had warned that onerous new costs would be disastrous for an industry under severe financial pressure due to the collapse in crude oil prices.
New measures in the policy include:
- A cap of 100 megatonnes on carbon emissions from the oil sands sector, which had been Canada’s fastest-growing source of emissions, once new rules are adopted. It currently emits 70 megatonnes annually.
- An economy-wide tax of $20 per tonne on carbon-dioxide emissions starting in 2017, rising to $30 in 2018. Equal to seven cents per litre of gasoline.
- A phase out of coal-fired power by 2030.
- Incentives to promote more use of renewable energy sources as well as to improve energy efficiency.
More to come
Alberta to introduce economy-wide carbon tax in 2017 - The Globe and Mail
Alberta to introduce economy-wide carbon tax in 2017
Alberta’s NDP government is imposing new curbs on emissions from the oil sands and establishing an economy-wide carbon tax in a sweeping new plan aimed at showing it is serious about fighting climate change.
The long-awaited strategy, which comes days before world leaders meet in Paris for a major climate summit, also includes a phase-out of coal-fired power generation in the next 15 years, a 10-year plan to nearly halve methane emissions, as well as incentives for renewable energy.
There are no carbon targets, but under the plan, Alberta’s carbon emissions will begin to fall under today’s levels by 2030.
The government of Premier Rachel Notley has said the lack of a wide-ranging climate policy has hampered the province’s energy industry has it has tried to convince the United States and other trading partners to accept more shipments of crude from the oil sands.
Indeed, U.S. President Barack Obama said early this month that his country’s efforts to battle climate change would be tarnished by approving TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline that would ship Alberta oil to Texas refineries. He rejected it following seven years of review.
The NDP devised the new strategy with data from research conducted by a panel it appointed, led by University of Alberta economist Andrew Leach.
The energy sector had warned that onerous new costs would be disastrous for an industry under severe financial pressure due to the collapse in crude oil prices.
New measures in the policy include:
- A cap of 100 megatonnes on carbon emissions from the oil sands sector, which had been Canada’s fastest-growing source of emissions, once new rules are adopted. It currently emits 70 megatonnes annually.
- An economy-wide tax of $20 per tonne on carbon-dioxide emissions starting in 2017, rising to $30 in 2018. Equal to seven cents per litre of gasoline.
- A phase out of coal-fired power by 2030.
- Incentives to promote more use of renewable energy sources as well as to improve energy efficiency.
More to come
Alberta to introduce economy-wide carbon tax in 2017 - The Globe and Mail
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Re: Carbon Tax Announced for 2017
...and in 36 months that B!tch and the rest of here Dippers will be as unemployed as the Oil Workers she put out of work, the Wild Rose will get in and reverse all her BS legislation.
She will have successfully insured there will never be and NDP government elected in Canada again.
The Dippers who elected her must be crying now that it's hitting them in the pocketbook :lol:
...and in 36 months that B!tch and the rest of here Dippers will be as unemployed as the Oil Workers she put out of work, the Wild Rose will get in and reverse all her BS legislation.
She will have successfully insured there will never be and NDP government elected in Canada again.
The Dippers who elected her must be crying now that it's hitting them in the pocketbook :lol:
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Fighting climate change? aaaaahahahahahaha Notley does not like climate change so she should live in a mall. Personally I like having 5 seasons in a year. And if there is such a thing as anthropogenic forcing, "fighting" it now is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too late anyways.
I wonder if she and her cronies will last a whole term in office.
Fighting climate change? aaaaahahahahahaha Notley does not like climate change so she should live in a mall. Personally I like having 5 seasons in a year. And if there is such a thing as anthropogenic forcing, "fighting" it now is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too late anyways.
I wonder if she and her cronies will last a whole term in office.
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How would suggest getting her out before the 4 years are up?
How would suggest getting her out before the 4 years are up?
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Well, I didn't want to post something that ended up being an insult to turnips, fence posts or bags of hammers... That's the reason that I added a back-handed disclaimer
Mutiny
Well, I didn't want to post something that ended up being an insult to turnips, fence posts or bags of hammers... That's the reason that I added a back-handed disclaimer
Mutiny
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Coup d'etat.
That would be the English word, yes. lol
Re: Carbon Tax Announced for 2017
Being a Dipper is like Islam, it's only for fanatics.
Being a Dipper is like Islam, it's only for fanatics.
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FYI - I have the unique ability to employ a whole bunch of words where 1 or 2 would suffice.
I consider it a gift really
FYI - I have the unique ability to employ a whole bunch of words where 1 or 2 would suffice.
I consider it a gift really
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Only waxing on. That'll just get heavy after a while.
Foolish kids.
Only waxing on. That'll just get heavy after a while.
Foolish kids.
