Alberta’s carbon tax is forcing climate failure on Canada.

Alberta has least effective policies of any province in curbing pollution.

from the Vancouver Observer

"When it comes to fighting climate change, Alberta is all hat, no cattle.They talk a good story but their weak climate policies allow their climate pollution to surge out of control, forcing climate failure on our nation.

"The Alberta Government repeatedly highlights what it claims is its cutting edge carbon tax of $15 per tonne of carbon dioxide (tCO₂). Just last week they paid $30,000 to run a half page ad in the New York Times lobbying for the Keystone XL pipeline, proclaiming:

'Alberta already has a $15 price on carbon.'

"Oddly, they left out the fact that only about  2percent of Alberta's emissions pay their carbon tax. …"

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