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Bernie Sanders urges carbon tax and deeper emissions cuts in climate plan
2015-12-07 06:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bernie Sanders will unveil a sweeping new plan to fight climate change on Monday, calling for a carbon tax and an ambitious 40% cut in carbon emissions by 2030 to speed the transition to a greener economy. The Democratic presidential candidate will use the crunch week of the climate change meeting in Paris to try to upstage rivals Hillary Clinton and Martin OMalley, releasing a 16-page plan aimed at showcasing his green credentials. The plan goes beyond Barack Obamas climate pledges, which...
As World Leaders Kick off Paris Climate Talks, Prescriptions Abound, from a Carbon Tax to a New Nuclear Push
2015-11-29 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As world leaders assemble in Paris for the Monday launch of the 21st round of negotiations aimed at improving on the ineffective 1992 climate change treaty, Ive assembled some worthwhile reading on the risks attending human-driven climate change and a host of prescriptions worth considering. None will be easy to achieve. As for the risks, Justin Gillis has a helpful set of basic climate change questions and answers. (You can ask more questions here.) Curt Stager, a paleoclimatologist and author...
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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Oil-rich Canadian province to impose tax carbon emissions
2015-11-22 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Alberta, home to Canadas controversial oil sands, said on Sunday it will implement an economywide tax on carbon emissions in 2017, addressing long-standing criticism that it is not doing enough to combat climate change. The provincial government estimated that the plan, including a pledge to phase out pollution from coal-fired electricity generation by 2030 and limit emissions from the oil-sands industry, would generate $2.25 billion in annual revenue. Backed by prominent representatives from...
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Carbon tax more affordable than GST hike to raise same revenue, say Greens
2015-11-07 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Australian Greens say a carbon tax would raise as much revenue as increasing the GST rate or broadening its base, while also reducing pollution. Greens MP Adam Bandt has said a Parliamentary Library analysis found that raising the GST rate to 12.5% would raise a similar amount to a $28/tonne carbon tax, but would cost households three times as much. Extending the GST to fresh food, education and healthcare would also raise a similar amount to the original carbon tax, yet households would...
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