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Canada: Raise the carbon tax, B.C. businesses say

2016-03-31 13:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Metro: Nearly 140 businesses from across B.C. are calling for a stronger carbon tax. In an open letter to Premier Christy Clark, the signees argue that starting in July 2018, the provincial government should increase the carbon tax by $10 per tonne of C02 equivalent emissions per year (the tax rate has been pegged at $30 per tonne since 2012). It would mean a stronger incentive to reduce carbon pollution in the province and get the province back on track for reducing emissions, Matt Horne, associate...

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