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12 December, 2018 — Climate change policy, carbon taxes aren't winners: Matt Canavan  The Australian Financial Review"We can respectfully disagree about policy approaches. But our consistent and long-held position is such taxes are not sustainable," says Matt Canavan.

12 December, 2018 — COLUMN: Horgan is Trudeau's most valuable ally in the carbon tax debate  Burnaby NowThe thorny issue of taxing carbon has split this country's political leaders and has further pushed B.C. Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...

11 December, 2018 — Tackling Climate Change: The Fate Of A Carbon Tax In The U.S.  WBURA group of bipartisan legislators recently announced a bill that would tax fossil fuel companies for the carbon dioxide they emit.

11 December, 2018 — Alberta delays cap on oil sands carbon emissions  The Globe and MailAlberta's NDP government is shelving until after the spring election its long-promised cap on oil sands carbon emissions – a measure that provincial and federal ...

11 December, 2018 — B.C. has solutions to carbon price backlash minister tells UN climate summit  National Observer*Fresh* off the announcement of B.C.'s new climate strategy, Environment Minister George Heyman is sharing ideas at the United Nations climate change ...

11 December, 2018 — Carbon Tax Bill, South Africa's climate change battle...  Daily MaverickIn its bid to tackle climate change, the South African government has thrown most of its weight behind setting a price on carbon emissions. The tabling of the ...

11 December, 2018 — Canadians Remain Divided Over Carbon Tax  The Connecticut College VoiceIn 2008, British Columbia created North America's first carbon tax applying to the purchase and use of fossil fuels. The economy reacted well to this and the real ...

11 December, 2018 — Sask. farm groups split on whether carbon tax will help or hurt in climate change fight  CBC.caAmong the intervenors in the Saskatchewan government's legal battle against a carbon tax are the National Farmers Union and the Agricultural Producers ...

11 December, 2018 — Macron's Climate Policy Is a Planetary Disaster  Jacobin magazineThe Yellow Vests movement in France is raising up a vital message: corporations and the rich should pay for the climate crisis, not ordinary workers. Tear gas is ...

11 December, 2018 — Macron's Climate Tax Is a Disaster  Jacobin magazineThe Yellow Vests movement in France is raising up a vital message: blame the fossil-fuel industry and the rich for the ecological crisis, not ordinary people.