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Economics works in such a way that people respond to incentives. Putting a price on pollution is the only way to ensure that people don't pollute more than they should without paying the cost of it. There is really no controversy among economists on this point. Read more

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Hello, Please accept the following as my official comments on Bill 4, Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018, posted for consultation as ERO 013-3738. I am writing because climate change has happened, is happening, and will continue to happen, and we need to act now. Read more

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How can I explain this to my teenage children? My children are being taught about climate change in school. They know humanity has less than 10 years left to get its act together, and the consequences of not doing so will affect everyone on the planet in their lifetimes. Read more

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Let's think about the future of humanity and not only immediate or medium-term economic gains. The world is warming quicker than expected and all governments need to act now, while the window of opportunity to keep climate change at 1.5 degrees remains open, but not for long. Read more

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Scrapping the cap-and-trade program without having a clear and ambitious climate change plan ready to take its place is simply not responsible. If you have problems with the current program, the solution is not to rewind years of work and start over. Read more

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This week a landmark report from the United Nations scientific panel on climate change concluded that the consequences of global warming - categorically linked to carbon emissions caused by human activity - are even more dire than originally imagined, and there is a strong risk of crisis as early as Read more

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Cap and Trade is an essential policy to curbing the CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. These taxes can have many benefits, and a lesson can be learned from BC, where this Carbon Tax money is given back to the people by reducing taxes in other areas. Read more

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The cap and trade program is a good and effective one that I believe is important to continue. Cancelling would be a mistake and a large step backwards. We need to hold polluters accountable, reward those who mitigate environmental damage, and move forward on green energy jobs to grow our economy. Read more