Sentences with phrase «about the carbon tax in»

I'm sort of sorry Chris Dodd isn't here because he's talked a lot about a carbon tax in this election.

They did say negative things about the carbon tax in Australia when it was still in place.

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Put another way, despite all the good things about B.C.'s carbon tax (and it got some laudatory words in the OECD report), it's barely stringent enough to fit into the IEA's 450ppm path and it's not likely to be stringent enough to see BC's emissions decrease between now and 2020 (see Table 17).

Again Taylor offered a cautious outlook, though it was largely ignored in stories about the «green» budget with its centre piece carbon tax that will raise the price of gas by a couple cents a litre this year.

They also propose to introduce a personal income tax rate of 35 % on taxable incomes above $ 250,000; introduce a carbon tax of $ 30 a tonne on July 1, 2015 with about half of the money collected returned in the form of a green tax refund, which would be income tested; and implementing an inheritance tax on estates in excess of $ 5 million.

And about that carbon tax... In this episode, we dive into the provincial budgets of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Although one could imagine all sorts of radical Blue Sky tax reforms — or much less radical ideas like a carbon tax or a value added tax — in the context of the current debate about how to make some alterations to the current tax system, I would suggest the following five elements in the spirit of 1986:

She should speak out against the climate change denial rampant in opposition circles and talk about the benefits of the carbon tax, the transition to renewable energy and her government's investments in public services and infrastructure.

They are not governments - that kind of deal - making comes in December (or rather in the glacial negotiating sessions throughout this year), so I see no problem with them having earnest conversations deep into the night about the relative merits of carbon taxes over cap and trade, or any other issue, that have no substantive outcome other than to generate more research proposals, newspaper column inches and comments in well - meaning blogs.

«We see a lot of debate about, «Should you invest in innovation, should you invest in these kinds of tax credits, or this kind of carbon management plan?»

Rosenthal says that if carbon dioxide emissions become taxed in the future due to continuing concerns about global warming, his solar - driven catalyst for making synthetic fuel will compete even better economically with fossil fuels.

«The consequences of not [acting] are even higher with these results than they were before, when we could think about 1.5 degrees as being in the realm of possibility — which I think, realistically, it's not,» he said, urging more investments in research, a tax on carbon and other established paths to emissions reductions.

Carbon taxes like those suggested in the «Stern Report» to the UK Government, about $ 100 / metric tonne of carbon dioxide (equivalent to 88 US cents / gallon of gasoline and so on throughout the system) would accelerate whatever technology, economic forces, and lifestyle decisions might choose as paths towards a less carbon intensive lifestyle.

None of which has anything to do with poor people in rural Africa that Gavin wrote about — people who use little or no fossil fuels, and who would therefore not pay any carbon taxes, even if someone were to impose such taxes in rural Africa, which no one has suggested doing.

If a new administration immediately places a moratorium on new coal - fired plants until CCS works, and if it begins a carbon cap - and - trade system or carbon tax, and if it's serious about the problem, then we will finally see (I hope) the coal and utility industries begin to act much more quickly to develop CCS and work to address the problem in all ways possible.

Second, there is a wider debate over what to do, or not do, about climate change, with peoples» preferences (a carbon tax, a technology push, building dikes or parasols in space) not so much a function of science as values.

That's an important subject, of course, but I do not see in either post (# 21 or # 22) an answer to my question: Do you support a «price» for carbon that would need to come about through either a «cap - and - trade» system, a «cap - and - auction» system, or a carbon tax?

Under proposed revenue - neutral carbon tax legislation, about two - thirds of taxpayers are projected to receive more in refunds than they pay in higher energy prices.

Perhaps Flannery will explain how the carbon tax, which has a goal to reduce Australia's carbon emissions by about 4 per cent of China and India's increases in emissions over the same period, will help solve climate change.

However this view is based on a lack of knowledge of what Marx actually wrote about the nature of the modern state which was: «The executive of the modern state is nothing but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie» Some leftists may well scream in exactly the same way as the new rightists, that carbon taxes are part of a plot by the wicked capitalists to make the poor freeze in winter.

Stéphane Dion, the most environmentally sensitive federal Liberal leader in history, mused about a carbon tax early this month, but reversed gears just one day later.

By contrast aviation fuel, which is mainly exempt from the carbon tax, 4 did not follow this pattern; its sales changed about equally in BC and the rest of Canada during this period — further suggesting that the carbon tax contributed to the differences in the use of the other (taxed) fuels.

If you're concerned about a further delay in devising and implementing a carbon tax, well it's an ill wind that blows us all some good there in the form of a global recession / depression.

e360: You and others have spoken quite a bit about the importance of imposing a carbon tax as a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and now we have a new administration coming in and a new Congress.

When asked about specific proposals to reduce climate change, most Democrats (90 %) and smaller majorities of Republicans (65 %) say that restrictions on power plant emissions would make a difference in reducing climate change, as would tax incentives encouraging businesses to reduce their carbon emissions (85 % and 65 %, respectively).

Predictably, not a single Republican in Congress, and no one in the White House, has uttered a single positive word about the new carbon - tax plan.

Three - quarters of U.S. adults (76 %) say corporate tax incentives to encourage carbon emission reductions among businesses can make a difference, and roughly seven - in - ten (71 %) say the same about tougher fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.

While Inglis wants Flake to lead the carbon tax charge in the House, spokeswoman Genevieve Frye Rozansky told SolveClimate News that the Arizona Republican has not yet made a decision about reintroducing the measure.

In the same vein, the choice of using a carbon tax over other possible tools to reduce emissions was a matter of judgment about political goals, he added.

There are reasons to worry about whether a carbon tax or cap - and - trade system would produce the emissions reductions we need quickly enough, and it is very plausible that additional measures like fuel taxes and efficiency requirements will be needed in addition.

The most one could say is that these sorts of groups have opposed specific legislation, such as carbon taxes or drilling bans, that Brulle wants politicians to enact into law.50 This opposition may explain a lot about Brulle's motivations, and it definitely shows that he's more interested in political victories than science, but it says nothing about how Americans form their views of the science of Global Warming.

In China, the government is also getting serious — revealing more details about its pilot emissions trading scheme, canvassing a flat carbon tax on certain industries, and also announcing that it would impose emission caps on certain provinces and cities, including the powerhouse economy of Guangdong, and the key commercial hubs of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen, in preparation for the ETIn China, the government is also getting serious — revealing more details about its pilot emissions trading scheme, canvassing a flat carbon tax on certain industries, and also announcing that it would impose emission caps on certain provinces and cities, including the powerhouse economy of Guangdong, and the key commercial hubs of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen, in preparation for the ETin preparation for the ETS.

«Taxes on energy or carbon will not boost the economy, nor will worrying about delta smelt or imposing drilling moratoriums in a nation starved for energy.

IMO the problem could be fixed in the same time - frame they're talking about, for the same sort of cost (~ $ 20 / ton) that several polities have already implemented (as a carbon tax).

In a column that appeared in the May 2011 issue of Australian Resources and Investments Magazine, Rinehart wrote about her opposition to Australia's carbon price legislation and a proposed tax on mining profits — both of which have now been passed into laIn a column that appeared in the May 2011 issue of Australian Resources and Investments Magazine, Rinehart wrote about her opposition to Australia's carbon price legislation and a proposed tax on mining profits — both of which have now been passed into lain the May 2011 issue of Australian Resources and Investments Magazine, Rinehart wrote about her opposition to Australia's carbon price legislation and a proposed tax on mining profits — both of which have now been passed into law.

We at CTC will be continuing to offer hard - hitting news and analysis to educate leaders in the climate movement about the urgent need to prioritize a carbon tax in their — and our — campaigning.

If someone argues that all or even the majority of people who are «alarmed» about climate change — and consider carbon taxes as a potentially viable policy — are Marxist in their intentions, then I see little room for discussion.

Starting at $ 12.50 per metric ton of CO2 (equivalent to $ 11.34 per U.S. ton), the McDermott carbon tax would rise by that same amount each year to reach triple digits before the decade is out — a trajectory that would drive down U.S. emissions by about one third in that time, according to CTC's carbon tax model.

From the article: «The tax, which rose from 10 Canadian dollars per ton of carbon dioxide in 2008 to 30 dollars by 2012, the equivalent of about $ 22.20 in current United States dollars, reduced emissions by 5 to 15 percent with «negligible effects on aggregate economic performance,» according to a study last year by economists at Duke University and the University of Ottawa.»

And last week Lenore Taylor caught him circulating the latest delusionist talking point (about France dropping a carbon tax) in a press release, hastily correcting it an hour later when he realised that his «news» was a year old.

«Unless we tax the heck out of every carbon emitting activity (which is just about everything) and use ALL of that money to pay people to NOT do carbon emitting activities then there will be no net gain in a carbon tax, certainally not any that makes a difference.»

If they don't enact a stiff tax on carbon in 2021; and if they don't start using the full legal authority of the Clean Air Act to regulate all sources of carbon emissions — implementing what is in effect a carbon fuel rationing scheme — then they can be rightly accused of being totally dishonest and hypocritical in claiming to be concerned about the impacts of climate change.

A $ 20 per ton carbon tax would increase pump prices by about 18 - cents per gallon, estimate Roberton Williams and Casey Wichman of the University of Maryland, not a large burden in this day of $ 1.75 gasoline.

When the policy solution emphasized a tax on carbon emissions or some other form of government regulation, which is generally opposed by Republican ideology, only 22 percent of Republicans said they believed the temperatures would rise at least as much as indicated by the scientific statement they read.But when the proposed policy solution emphasized the free market, such as with innovative green technology, 55 percent of Republicans agreed with the scientific statement.For Democrats, the same experiment recorded no difference in their belief, regardless of the proposed solution to climate change.As study authors Troy Campbell and Aaron Kay wrote in the introduction to their paper about this study, this shows «not necessarily an aversion to the problem, per se, but an aversion to the solutions associated with the problem.»

A new carbon tax calculator from the research firm E3 lets you model carbon tax rates in a national setting; in one test scenario a flat $ 5 per ton carbon tax still generates about a 6 % CO2 reduction.

«You have a Government that's silent about the fact that emissions in Australia go up, not down under the carbon tax,» he said.

Interestingly, beyond this, despite considerable rhetoric about moving beyond debates about carbon - pricing, the report recommends that in order to avoid adding to the Federal debt, it would be necessary to impose new taxes, including increased royalties for oil and gas extraction, a tax on imported oil, a tax on electricity sales, and a «very small carbon price» (presumably from a modest carbon tax or unambitious cap - and - trade system).

CURWOOD: Professor Aldy, we asked you to come in because there seems to be all this excitement now in Washington about the prospect of carbon tax.

«COTAP has a proven and longstanding commitment to poverty - alleviating carbon projects, they're very transparent and modest about their margins, and they place the tool of carbon offsets at the fingertips of individuals as a tax - deductible donation and in increments as small as 1 tonne.»

But the angst about Mr Abbott's alternative to the carbon tax is a new front for the Opposition Leader to combat as he heads towards an election in September that he is strongly favoured to win, according to polls.