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When the left swept into power in Canada last May, one of the first things Premier Notley did was appoint a panel to address carbon emissions. Remarkably, Alberta created a carbon tax both environmentalists and the oil industry view "largely favorable"...
Alberta's new carbon tax isn't revenue neutral. That's the best thing about it.
Alberta's new carbon tax isn't revenue neutral. That's the best thing about it.
Updated by David Roberts on November 25, 2015
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The incredibly rapid development of Alberta's climate plan
Last spring, Notley appointed a five-member Alberta Climate Leadership Panel, headed by University of Alberta energy economist Andrew Leach, who is well-known and respected in the world of energy wonks. The panel traveled around the province and heard from thousands of individuals, groups, and businesses about what they wanted from climate policy. They took all the feedback into account and hashed out a comprehensive, ambitious plan — all in six months.
It's difficult to exaggerate how crazypants this is. It's as though North Dakota were taken over by the Green Party and launched California-scale climate policies less than a year later.
Yet reaction has been largely favorable; the plan has been endorsed by both environmentalists and the tar sands industry. (Again: so Canada.)
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When the left swept into power in Canada last May, one of the first things Premier Notley did was appoint a panel to address carbon emissions. Remarkably, Alberta created a carbon tax both environmentalists and the oil industry view "largely favorable"...
Alberta's new carbon tax isn't revenue neutral. That's the best thing about it.
Alberta's new carbon tax isn't revenue neutral. That's the best thing about it.
Updated by David Roberts on November 25, 2015
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The incredibly rapid development of Alberta's climate plan
Last spring, Notley appointed a five-member Alberta Climate Leadership Panel, headed by University of Alberta energy economist Andrew Leach, who is well-known and respected in the world of energy wonks. The panel traveled around the province and heard from thousands of individuals, groups, and businesses about what they wanted from climate policy. They took all the feedback into account and hashed out a comprehensive, ambitious plan — all in six months.
It's difficult to exaggerate how crazypants this is. It's as though North Dakota were taken over by the Green Party and launched California-scale climate policies less than a year later.
Yet reaction has been largely favorable; the plan has been endorsed by both environmentalists and the tar sands industry. (Again: so Canada.)
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