Sentences with phrase «carbon emissions tax»

Who is in a better position to buy an overpriced hybrid vehicle to avoid a carbon emissions tax?

All countries could agree to impose a common carbon emissions tax, which would increase the price of fossil fuels in proportion to their carbon content.

The most efficient carbon price is almost certainly a pure carbon emissions tax applied on all emissions in the economy, with revenue recycled through reductions in the most distortionary taxes in the economy — the so - called double dividend.

This is a staggering number, one that goes far beyond any carbon emission tax or cap - and - trade carbon - price proposals to date.

Not exact matches

Studies indicate carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in the province have declined 16 % in that time, and while it's impossible to draw a direct causal relationship between the tax and the emissions decline, it's fair to say it was a factor contributing to indisputable behavioural changes — you can't emit 16 % less CO2 by doing the same things you did before.

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).

If you are facing a carbon tax, you can reduce your tax bill by reducing emissions either through changes in actions or changes in technology.

Impact on oil and gas production: compared to a carbon tax, Alberta's policy offers emitters less of an incentive to reduce production in order to cut GHGs, notes Leach: «assuming that the facility reduced production by 10 percent, and that emissions decreased proportionately (a simplifying assumption), the facility's emissions intensity would not change, so its carbon liability per barrel of oil produced would also remain constant.»

Posted by Jeff Rubin on February 9th, 2015 under SmallerWorldTags: Alberta, Bank of Canada, British Columbia, carbon tax, emissions • No Comments

Ms. Mitchelmore said CCS technology won't be widely adopted unless there is a price on carbon — either through a tax, a cap - and - trade system or regulations on emissions.

The government will also give LNG Canada and other large emitters a break on carbon taxes, if they can meet strict new benchmarks for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and will aggressively pursue electrification of natural gas fields.

The new plan will include carbon tax and a cap on oilseeds emissions among other strategies.

The logic behind carbon pricing — most likely either a tax on fossil fuels or a cap - and - trade system that allows companies to sell emission permits back and forth — is powerful.

The Portland Clean Energy Fund initiative would tax large corporations to fund solar panels, home weatherization, job training and other projects to reduce carbon emissions.

To fix that, B.C. needs a stronger carbon tax and new and improved regulations that cover a broader range of emissions.

In contrast to Alberta's largely cosmetic Specified Gas Emitters Regulation that does little to curb emissions or raise revenue for the province, British Columbia has implemented a much more comprehensive carbon tax.

Regardless of whether the fuel source is coal, gasoline, diesel, natural gas, or propane the tax doesn't discriminate, levying a $ 30 per tonne charge on emissions from all carbon fuels.

Heather Scoffield explores three options for reducing carbon emissions — a carbon tax, cap - and - trade and regulation — and explains that each involve costs.

Creating an innovative new fiscal package to continue cutting carbon pollution by gradually increasing and expanding B.C.'s carbon tax, while creating targeted support for emissions - intensive trade - exposed industries and vulnerable citizens.

Alberta is boosting its use of renewable energy, closing power plants that burn coal and in January increased its tax on carbon emissions by 50 percent.

The Canadian federal government recently mandated a tax on carbon emissions.

«carbon - intensive industries will relocate to other countries that choose not to regulate emissions [lower taxes & regulations in general].»

Opinion: Wynne is wrong when she claims the Conservative carbon tax plan will cost families more than cap and trade and do less to cut emissions

But the federal government lacks the courage to use the effective means the provinces have put in place to diminish their greenhouse gas emissions, like carbon taxes or carbon markets,» said Alain Brunel, Director of Energy and Climate for l'Association Québécoise de Lutte contre la Pollution Atmosphérique (AQLPA).

These goals will be achieved through a progressive carbon tax system, which place levies on carbon emissions.

The Tories have attacked the Liberals» carbon tax policy and have argued it will raise prices on almost everything — from gasoline and groceries — without actually cutting emissions.

New pipeline to tidewater or no, Jason Kenney has vowed to repeal the province's carbon tax and oil sands emissions cap.

Dave Sawyer, one of the authors of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy report, and blogger at EnviroEconomics.ca, makes some pertinent insider comments on the efficacy of a carbon tax in reducing emissions from personal transportation, a major source of emissions: While the carbon tax will â $ œdriveâ $ some reductions in vehicle kilometers traveled, -LSB-...]

I followed - up: Is the Harper government open to considering a tax on carbon emissions?

She imposed a five - year freeze on the carbon tax, refuses to use carbon tax revenue to fund climate solutions, exempted the LNG industry from calculating greenhouse gas emissions on 70 per cent of its operations, cancelled a home retrofit program, and derailed public transit expansion plans with a built - to - fail referendum.

The B.C. Climate Leadership Team appointed by Christy Clark highlighted that increases to the carbon tax are necessary if B.C. is going to have a good shot at achieving its 2050 emissions reduction target (80 per cent below 2007 levels by 2050).

Environmentalists fear that the production and processing of the gas for export could upend the province's aggressiveclimate change policies, which include an emissions - reduction goal and an unusual carbon tax system.

New Democrats have long argued that a portion of the money raised through the carbon tax should be used specifically to reduce carbon emissions through support for projects like transit expansion.

It's essential to extend and expand tax incentives for carbon capture, update state laws to include CCUS technology in clean energy standards, and fund continued carbon capture RD&D, among other things, if we are going to reach our emissions - cutting goals.

Study into carbon tax on high - emissions food finds people would be more likely to eat less meat if they had to pay more for it

Abbott has also introduced legislation into parliament to axe Labor's Climate Change Authority, which advises the government on emissions - reduction targets, and to repeal its tax on carbon pricing.

«Can I say to Australians the debate that they are hearing about a carbon tax is a debate about what Tony Abbott calls a carbon tax, which [it] will be for a limited period of time and then we will move to an emissions trading scheme.»

Yesterday the Herald revealed that agreement had been reached to start the scheme for three years with a fixed price on carbon - a de facto carbon tax - before it becomes an emissions trading scheme in which the market would set the price.

He said: «The Labour government is going backwards with Gordon Brown's demotion of the Cabinet committee on the environment, cuts in green taxes and rising carbon emissions.

The party also advocates the substitution of council tax by a land - value tax; extra funding for the NHS and public transport; the scrapping of road - building schemes; massive investment in renewable energy; a radical reduction in carbon dioxide emissions; and opposition to GM crop initiatives and fracking.

But take out Davey's hidden taxes (carbon price floor, emissions trading scheme, etc) and we'd be paying an average # 123 less.»

We are instead pressing ahead unilaterally with terrible policies: draining the budgets of families and businesses with excessive green taxes; picking losers by giving the most generous subsidies to the most expensive sources of low carbon energy; and recreating the volatility of the housing market with an emissions trading scheme where the supply of allowances is fixed, so fluctuations in demand lead to wild swings in the price.

The government must impose higher taxes on gas - guzzling cars and on flights to cut carbon emissions, MPs warn today.

Closer to home, the committee notes the government's efforts to encourage more environmentally - friendly cars and to link vehicle taxes with carbon emissions.

Could a carbon tax be the most effective way to reduce New York State's greenhouse gas emissions?

By Sean Ryan A proposal to use a federal gasoline tax increase to pay for carbon - emissions research is frustrating builder associations that want the money for highway construction.

Higher taxes on domestic flights and improved public transport are needed if Britain is to cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent before 2050, a Conservative policy group has said.

The next parliament could see cherished progressive liberal aspirations realised: a proportional electoral system; wider and better - defended civil liberties; a new, internationalist approach to foreign affairs and immigration; reform of the tax system to share wealth and curb carbon emissions; and an assault on the vested interests of the financial sector.

I'll be speaking to the Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, about whether there really is a pain - free way of cutting our carbon emissions - and whether innocent - sounding «green taxes» are really so inoffensive.

A third established a tax on carbon emissions, under which emissions fell the most.