Americas > Canada to impose carbon pricing on provinces, unlikely to deepen CO2 targets -minister

Canada to impose carbon pricing on provinces, unlikely to deepen CO2 targets -minister

Published 01:55 on September 19, 2016  /  Last updated at 08:21 on October 19, 2016  /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, US

Canada will impose mandatory carbon pricing on provinces that don’t adopt a system themselves, the country’s environment minister said Sunday, adding that the federal government is unlikely to commit to more ambitious national emissions targets than those set by the previous administration.
Canada will impose mandatory carbon pricing on provinces that don’t adopt a system themselves, the country’s environment minister said Sunday, adding that the federal government is unlikely to commit to more ambitious national emissions targets than those set by the previous administration.


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