The province produces just 0.3 per cent of the world’s emissions and Ontario’s emissions per person are the second lowest in the country, after Quebec.
It’s time for the Ontario PCs and their federal Conservative cousins to take a pragmatic new approach to climate change. It’s difficult to see either party winning their next election without a plan that’s a little more attractive than opposing a carbon tax.
Let’s put aside for a moment the fact that whatever Ontario does will not make a great impact on the global situation. Canadian vehicles have the world’s highest average fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per kilometre driven, according to a recent report by the International Energy Agency. Our vehicles are also the largest in the world. Now consider that transportation produces about 35 per cent of Ontario’s total emissions, about half of that from cars and light trucks.
Rather than punish people with a carbon tax or encourage them to buy cars they don’t want, why not reward drivers for buying the fuel efficient hybrid versions of cars people are used to choosing?
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Paul Sullivan: Making existing homeowners poorer is hardly an affordability strategyWhen 26 per cent of a typical new Vancouver apartment’s cost are government taxes and fees, the solution is not more taxes.
Read more »
Ontario’s elementary teachers ramp up job action, plan rotating strikes amid impasse with Ford governmentEducators will not supervise extracurricular activities or participate in field trips as of next week and are setting the stage for rolling strikes starting Jan. 20
Read more »
HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media
Read more »
HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media
Read more »