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What is carbon pricing?
Carbon pricing charges those whose activities emit carbon dioxide (CO2) for their emissions.
That charge, called a carbon price, is the amount that must be paid for the right to emit one tonne of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Carbon pricing is often charged per litre of gasoline or diesel tax at the pump.
Carbon pricing solves the economic problem of CO2, a known greenhouse gas, that economics calls a negative externality — a detrimental product that is not priced (or charged for) by any market but that has a societal or environmental cost.
Carbon pricing is one tool in the fight against climate change, and revenue from placing a price on carbon – and making polluters pay – is a massive opportunity that can stimulate growth of the green economy.
In Manitoba, the Provincial Government indicates that revenues in the first full year alone could total $100 million (at $10/tonne in 2018), rising to half a billion dollars in dedicated environmental spending every year (at $50/tonne in 2022) – and as much as $1.5 billion in total over the next 5 years.
Why do we need carbon pricing?
To be be blunt, climate change is real, and we need to act now.
To forestall the worst ravages of an upended climatic system, the overarching goal of Manitoba’s climate and carbon pricing plan should be to trigger and support the administration of a managed decline and elimination of fossil fuel production and consumption by 2050 at the absolute latest.
How would carbon pricing help fight climate change?
Putting a visible price on carbon will help put our province on a path to reducing our carbon footprint and transitioning to a renewable energy economy with support for:
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Increased technological innovation by local businesses, social enterprises, family farms and community food initiatives;
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Construction of low-impact renewable energy projects such as wind, solar, geothermal and battery storage; and
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Investments in electric vehicle charging stations, public transit and active transportation/cycling infrastructure.
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Sign Our Petition to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Change Solutions!
We believe that Manitoba’s carbon pricing plan should not be used to subsidize the government’s election commitments to reduce taxes and the deficit, but should help lower income households adapt to lower carbon activities, and provide workers with the training and education needed for a just transition to green jobs.
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