Sentences with phrase «carbon tax hits»

A carbon tax hits the electricity sector first, precisely because that's where the cheapest carbon reductions are found.

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And the fact that a similar phenomenon has hit Toronto housing suggests that carbon taxes are not to blame for flat suburban home prices.

Now that diesel fuel is unusually expensive (hit much harder than gasoline, in % terms since 2002, in either Europe or the US), roads near markets are more crowded, and (hopefully, IMHO) a carbon tax is near, the competitive advantages that are opened by cheap transportation will sour in some cases, but continue in others.

We need a lively debate on whether to leave these kinds of climate science efforts behind, and focus instead on socio - political measures to «hit the brakes hard» — whether those be carbon taxes, carbon rationing (probably the most direct and effective means), or whatever.

Notably, upstream production costs would not take this hit if, instead of Cap & Trade, a straight carbon tax were levied at point of consumer purchase - the fuel pump.

To be more precise, the United States should implement steep carbon taxes that hit coal, heating oil, and natural gas.

Of course the more well off will, unlike the carbon tax, be against that, as it would hit their ability to jet off to foreign climes harder than a forward going tax alone would do.

To make up for the missed revenue from the taxes and fire prevention fees, as well as to pay for offsets to counteract additional allowances put on the market if the carbon price hits its upper bound, money will be taken from the cap - and - trade program's revenue, effectively decreasing the amount of discretionary funds remaining for local environmental investments and other greenhouse gas reduction projects.

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.

A November report from a B.C. government finance committee recommends the carbon tax be capped next year when it hits $ 30 / tonne.

For instance, you present no evidence for your claim that «President Obama is already pushing a carbon tax...» >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The evidence is pretty obvious with 1,560,000 hits from a seach on President Obama «carbon tax» 2012 Here are a couple in the top tier 13 November 2012: Al Gore calls on Barack Obama to «act boldly» on climate change Former vice-president and climate champion urges re-elected president to immediately begin pushing for a carbon tax

The government will force a carbon tax on people and pull more money out of the real economy to spend as they see fit on more Solyndra type investments and when the cold hits and stays proving AGW was dead wrong they will not apologize or refund anything.

And then there's the entirely valid point rightwingers (suddenly uncharacteristically concerned with the poor) make about fuel poverty: any carbon tax will hit the poor hardest.

The carbon tax was introduced right before the recession hit in 2008, so while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell slightly between 2008 and 2011 in British Columbia, that change was on par with the small decline in Canada's GDP.

Costs also suddenly could get higher when suppliers dependent on electricity from coal - burning generators are hit with a government decision to tax carbon emissions.

It's also a factor of our labour - intensive mining industry — the industry that will take a huge hit on its competitiveness from the carbon tax.

(Thomson Reuters has projected a WCI carbon price of $ 30 per tonne for 2013 - 20 — exactly the dollar figure that B.C.'s carbon tax is scheduled to hit next July.)

BC's natural gas exports will be hit with a big CA carbon tax, even though the BC natural gas supplies displace demand for higher - emitting oil products and coal - fired electricity imports.

Quantity targets enforced by treaty don't foster effective cooperation, they hinder it... to succeed, measures to curb emissions need to be sustained for decades... Binding emissions targets are too rigid... The best instrument for coordinating climate - change efforts is the price of carbon... For most countries, the simplest and clearest way to hit the price target would be with an outright carbon tax.

As such, there's a strong argument to be made for bringing the carbon tax closer into focus: With Occupy Wall Street rallying attention to the income inequality gap and Americans growing increasingly frustrated with corporate greed, a tax that hits industrial polluters and relieves the individual tax burden could start sounding pretty good to plenty of folks.