National Geographic: sometime this year. To reach the 2020 targeted goal, Marc Lee argues in favor of a steep hike in the carbon tax. "I actually think we should be driving the carbon tax up to about [Canadian] $200 per ton by 2020, which would essentially close the gap between prices here and what you pay typically in Europe," he said. But some industries argue that any increases in the carbon tax will put them at a competitive disadvantage. "The problem for B.C. is that no other provinces or U.S. states have...
URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/05/120503-british-columbia-reviews-carbon-tax/
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