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Post by themandalorian on Jul 11, 2023 18:14:07 GMT -4
Some food for thought when it comes to climate change policy and economic growth:
I'll copy and paste a couple main points:
Comparing Canada to the U.S., Cross reports that business investment in Canada between 2014 and 2022, fell 17.6% by volume, compared with a 23.5% gain in the U.S., and that after peaking in 2015, Canada’s volume of merchandise exports fell 0.4%, compared to a 14% rise in the U.S.
WHILE
(The U.S., without a national carbon tax, surpassed its 2020 target of reducing emissions by 17% compared to 2005 levels, achieving a 21% reduction, while Canada, with a carbon tax, failed to achieve the same target, reducing emissions by only 9%.)
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Post by moosefan1994 on Jul 12, 2023 6:37:53 GMT -4
Some food for thought when it comes to climate change policy and economic growth:
I'll copy and paste a couple main points:
Comparing Canada to the U.S., Cross reports that business investment in Canada between 2014 and 2022, fell 17.6% by volume, compared with a 23.5% gain in the U.S., and that after peaking in 2015, Canada’s volume of merchandise exports fell 0.4%, compared to a 14% rise in the U.S.
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(The U.S., without a national carbon tax, surpassed its 2020 target of reducing emissions by 17% compared to 2005 levels, achieving a 21% reduction, while Canada, with a carbon tax, failed to achieve the same target, reducing emissions by only 9%.)
Good article, the U.S. was one of the countries I was talking about when I said other countries have reduced emissions without a carbon tax- the main other one I didn’t mention was Australia which had one and got rid of it. Kudos to the U.S. reducing emissions while growing their economy and not resorting to a carbon tax.
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Post by Briwhel on Jul 12, 2023 8:22:53 GMT -4
Some food for thought when it comes to climate change policy and economic growth:
I'll copy and paste a couple main points:
Comparing Canada to the U.S., Cross reports that business investment in Canada between 2014 and 2022, fell 17.6% by volume, compared with a 23.5% gain in the U.S., and that after peaking in 2015, Canada’s volume of merchandise exports fell 0.4%, compared to a 14% rise in the U.S. WHILE
(The U.S., without a national carbon tax, surpassed its 2020 target of reducing emissions by 17% compared to 2005 levels, achieving a 21% reduction, while Canada, with a carbon tax, failed to achieve the same target, reducing emissions by only 9%.) Good article, the U.S. was one of the countries I was talking about when I said other countries have reduced emissions without a carbon tax- the main other one I didn’t mention was Australia which had one and got rid of it. Kudos to the U.S. reducing emissions while growing their economy and not resorting to a carbon tax. The advantage that these countries has is climate. The cold of Canada diminishes the viability of every green technology except for tidal. One of the things that this highlights is the difference in willingness of industry to be the change. The US has companies that spent more up front to save money over time and we have companies building the cheapest crap they can and moving when it becomes expensive (and getting grants to do it)
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Post by Jack Bauer on Jul 12, 2023 8:50:11 GMT -4
Some food for thought when it comes to climate change policy and economic growth:
I'll copy and paste a couple main points:
Comparing Canada to the U.S., Cross reports that business investment in Canada between 2014 and 2022, fell 17.6% by volume, compared with a 23.5% gain in the U.S., and that after peaking in 2015, Canada’s volume of merchandise exports fell 0.4%, compared to a 14% rise in the U.S. WHILE
(The U.S., without a national carbon tax, surpassed its 2020 target of reducing emissions by 17% compared to 2005 levels, achieving a 21% reduction, while Canada, with a carbon tax, failed to achieve the same target, reducing emissions by only 9%.) Good article, the U.S. was one of the countries I was talking about when I said other countries have reduced emissions without a carbon tax- the main other one I didn’t mention was Australia which had one and got rid of it. Kudos to the U.S. reducing emissions while growing their economy and not resorting to a carbon tax. There's obvious reasons why the US should have an easier time. They have a huge population that does not require heating their homes in winter. And their national economy isn't heavily influenced by an oil patch. Canada reducing emissions without killing the economy is extremely difficult. For all the talk of Polievre scrapping the tax to give people back that money I never see any discussion from that side about the programs in place and the local homes all benefitting from them. Over time our homes not requiring oil and being more efficient to heat it a huge plus for Canadian home owners. Especially here in Atlantic Canada where provincial tax caps mean huge percentages of people not paying their share while new home owners are given insane property tax bills to make up the difference.
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Post by briansjnb on Jul 12, 2023 9:42:26 GMT -4
I knew I could stop reading as soon as I reached "Fraser Institute."
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Post by Jack Bauer on Jul 12, 2023 9:51:12 GMT -4
I knew I could stop reading as soon as I reached "Fraser Institute." Funny. I knew once it was from the Toronto Sun which slant it was going to have.
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