For example, Recommendation 5 states «That the federal government reaffirm is already strong commitment to keep taxes low and not impose on Canadians any form of carbon tax that would
harm key sectors of the economy, while passing the costs on to Canadian families».
Whereas, if left unaddressed, the consequences of a changing climate have the potential to adversely impact all Americans, hitting vulnerable populations hardest,
harming productivity in
key economic
sectors such as construction, agriculture, and tourism, saddling future generations with costly economic and environmental burdens, and imposing additional costs on State and Federal budgets that will further add to the long - term fiscal challenges that we face as a Nation;