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on November 23, 2015 in World News

Alberta launches $3-billion climate change strategy with carbon tax

Alberta launches $3-billion climate change strategy with carbon tax Darcy Henton, Calgary Herald More from Darcy Henton, Calgary Herald Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald More from Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald Albertans will pay $3 billion more annually in a new economywide tax on carbon, and will likely have to shell out more for electricity as a result of an accelerated retirement of coal-fired power plants under the NDP government’s new climate-change strategy released Sunday. Premier Rachel Notley said she thinks Alberta families will willingly pay the tax and higher price for power, but some of the tax revenue will be returned to… View Article

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