Canada carbon tax History
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2003: Alberta becomes first jurisdiction in North America to put price on carbon
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In 2003, Alberta signaled its commitment to manage
greenhouse gas emissions by passing the Climate Change and Emissions Management Act. One of the first actions taken under the legislation was to develop a mandatory reporting program for large emitters in Alberta.
In March 2007, Alberta passed Specified Gas Emitters Regulation. The first compliance cycle was from July 1 to December 31, 2007.<a href="
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2007: Quebec implements first carbon tax
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In June 2007,
Quebec implemented the first carbon tax in Canada, which was expected to generate $2 million annually.<a href="
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On December 11, 2008,
ExxonMobil CEO
Rex Tillerson said that a
carbon tax is preferable to a
cap-and-trade program, which "inevitably introduces unnecessary cost and complexity". A carbon tax is "a more direct, more transparent and more effective approach". Tillerson added that he hoped that the revenues from a carbon tax would be used to lower other taxes so as to be revenue neutral.<a href="
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2008: Dion election proposal
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An unpopular revenue-neutral carbon tax was proposed in 2008 during the
Canadian federal election, by
Stéphane Dion, then leader of the
Liberal Party. It was the main plank of Dion's platform and allegedly contributed to the defeat of the Liberal Party, which won its lowest-ever share of the popular vote in the country's history.<a href="
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The Conservative Party, which won the 2008 election, had promised to implement a North America–wide
cap-and-trade system for
greenhouse gases.<a href="
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emissions trading by 2015, also known as cap and trade, to encourage certain behaviours through economic incentives regarding the control of emissions and pollution.<a href="
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2014: Ecofiscal Commission
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In 2014, public policy economists and superannuated politicians came together to begin discussions on what would become
Canada's Ecofiscal Commission. The commission was established with the participation of
Paul Martin,
Jim Dinning,
Preston Manning, and Jack Mintz on November 4, 2014,<a href="
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2015: Trudeau pledges to act if elected
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In February 2015,
Justin Trudeau announced that he would impose carbon pricing if elected. Trudeau's proposed system would resemble the Medicare model, in which provinces would design systems suitable for their needs, with the federal government setting national targets and enforcing principles.<a href="
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2016: Paris Agreement
原来碳税最早是在哈珀执政期间在阿尔伯塔提出并实施的。