Today on another thread SASKFARMER3 wrote: "Dont enjoy Christmas to much because Jan 1,st the stupidest thing to ever happen in Canada will start from Coast to coast, its Trudeaus wonderful Carbon Tax. Didn't work in any country on earth that tried it but our genius thinks it will work here."
I would like to know from what he is basing his statement that carbon taxes didn't work in any country on earth. In fact can anyone provide any hard facts that carbon taxes don't work?
BC has had a carbon tax from 2008 and its introduction dropped carbon emissions from 5-15% and yet its economy has outpaced most provinces. [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/does-a-carbon-tax-work-ask-british-columbia.html?_r=0"]https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/does-a-carbon-tax-work-ask-british-columbia.html?_r=0[/URL]
Sweden has had a carbon tax since 1991 and they are still in existence. They claim is has reduced emissions by 20% "The main reason for this success, say experts, is the introduction of a carbon tax in 1991. Swedes today pay an extra 2.34 kronor (20p) per litre when they fill the tank (although many key industries receive tax relief or are exempted). "Our carbon emissions would have been 20% higher without the carbon tax," says the Swedish environment minister, Andreas Carlgren." (from the Guardian Newspaper, March 2008. A UBC blog in 2013 claims a 40% reduction because of the tax. CBC reports that Sweden's emissions dropped 22% between 1990 and 2013 because of the tax but its economy over the same time period grew by 58%
The UK carbon tax cut coal usage by 60%
Even Australia which had a carbon tax for only 2 years before it was cut by a change in government resulted in a 5% decrease in emissions during the period of the tax. Now instead of everyone paying a carbon tax, the government is going to provide financial incentives to business which cut emissions. But guess what, that incentive comes from government coffers collected from taxpayers. So is there really any difference if you pay a visible carbon tax vs more income tax to provide incentives?
Here is a world wide map of all the countries that have a carbon tax, cap and trade, or both. Are all these countries wrong? Please provide a similar map or listing of all the countries where it has failed. [URL="https://11bup83sxdss1xze1i3lpol4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Carbon-Tax-Intl-FINAL.pdf"]https://11bup83sxdss1xze1i3lpol4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Carbon-Tax-Intl-FINAL.pdf[/URL]
I would like to know from what he is basing his statement that carbon taxes didn't work in any country on earth. In fact can anyone provide any hard facts that carbon taxes don't work?
BC has had a carbon tax from 2008 and its introduction dropped carbon emissions from 5-15% and yet its economy has outpaced most provinces. [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/does-a-carbon-tax-work-ask-british-columbia.html?_r=0"]https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/does-a-carbon-tax-work-ask-british-columbia.html?_r=0[/URL]
Sweden has had a carbon tax since 1991 and they are still in existence. They claim is has reduced emissions by 20% "The main reason for this success, say experts, is the introduction of a carbon tax in 1991. Swedes today pay an extra 2.34 kronor (20p) per litre when they fill the tank (although many key industries receive tax relief or are exempted). "Our carbon emissions would have been 20% higher without the carbon tax," says the Swedish environment minister, Andreas Carlgren." (from the Guardian Newspaper, March 2008. A UBC blog in 2013 claims a 40% reduction because of the tax. CBC reports that Sweden's emissions dropped 22% between 1990 and 2013 because of the tax but its economy over the same time period grew by 58%
The UK carbon tax cut coal usage by 60%
Even Australia which had a carbon tax for only 2 years before it was cut by a change in government resulted in a 5% decrease in emissions during the period of the tax. Now instead of everyone paying a carbon tax, the government is going to provide financial incentives to business which cut emissions. But guess what, that incentive comes from government coffers collected from taxpayers. So is there really any difference if you pay a visible carbon tax vs more income tax to provide incentives?
Here is a world wide map of all the countries that have a carbon tax, cap and trade, or both. Are all these countries wrong? Please provide a similar map or listing of all the countries where it has failed. [URL="https://11bup83sxdss1xze1i3lpol4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Carbon-Tax-Intl-FINAL.pdf"]https://11bup83sxdss1xze1i3lpol4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Carbon-Tax-Intl-FINAL.pdf[/URL]
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