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Agriculture Must Be Central to an Economy-Wide Climate Policy
2019-11-25 16:58:59| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As they consider policies and legislation to curb the effects of climate change, federal lawmakers should both recognize the capacity of American family farmers to mitigate and build resilience to climate change as well as enact funding mechanisms to help them do […]
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Canada Alberta to introduce economy-wide carbon tax in 2017
2015-11-22 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Canadian province of Alberta, home to the country's controversial oil sands, said on Sunday it will implement an economy-wide tax on carbon emissions in 2017, addressing long-standing criticism it is not doing enough to combat climate change. The provincial government estimated the plan, including a pledge to phase out pollution from coal-fired electricity generation by 2030 and a limit on emissions from the province's oil sands industry, would generate C$3 billion ($2.25 billion) in annual...
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Alberta introduces economy-wide carbon
2015-11-22 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Alberta's NDP government is imposing new curbs on emissions from the oil sands and establishing an economy-wide carbon tax in a sweeping new plan aimed at showing it is serious about fighting climate change. The long-awaited strategy, which comes days before world leaders meet in Paris for a major climate summit, also includes a phaseout of coal-fired power generation in the next 15 years, a 10-year plan to nearly halve methane emissions, as well as incentives for renewable energy. There are...
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