BC carbon Tax ...

[farmaholic]

Chuck2 one more thing. In 2010 B.C.'s GHG emissions bottomed out at 59.816 million tonnes. Population was 4.466 million in 2010 which makes per capita emission 13.39 tonnes. I believe this low point was reached because of the economic recession in 08 and 09. Basically per capita output has stayed the same since 2010 with overall emissions rising with population growth.

.....this will serve to control BC's carbon problem if it is if fact due to population growth. It can be seen as both carbon capture and emission control.

[Hamloc]

Chuck here is a list of taxes payed on a litre of gas in Vancouver. Translink tax 17 cents(going to 18.5 later this year), federal excise tax 10 cents, B.C. Carbon tax 8.8 cents, B.C. Prov. tax on fuel 8.6 cents, GST 7.6 cents for a total of 52 cents a litre. How can any researcher single out the carbon tax in this scenario as being responsible for lower gas consumption?!?!

[fjlip]

First off Chuck2 I am not a promoter of the climate change dogma such as we have 12 years to get off fossil fuels. I find the extreme level of rhetoric from environmentalists is over the top. The reason I asked you what you are doing personally was that you promote the views of climate change and I wanted to see if you were a typical Liberal who believes you should do as I say but not as I do. As for myself I use technology as best I can to reduce emissions. I bought a sectional control air cart last year, it reduced my fert usage by between 3-6% depending on the field. Interesting enough When I first put on GPS on the drill I found it reduced seeded acres by about 3-4%. Both my combine and 4wd have been programmed for power and efficiency(not chipped) and this has reduced fuel consumption on both by roughly 3 gallons per hour. As a farmer I always strive to be more efficient. I got custom made atom jet side high rate side band openers which put the fert roughly 3/8 inch deeper than the standard ones because I felt the fert was too shallow when seeding canola. But in reality I have family that wants to farm so always looking to expand and therefore I expect my personal carbon footprint to grow. Enjoy your day.

And what ever we individually do, HOW IS THAT EVER measured? Think about that...all just WILD ASS guesses...news flash we all met Paris targets! Nobody can prove otherwise!