Climate policy expert lauds federally-imposed carbon price
KAMLOOPS — A local climate economist says the Trudeau government’s move to establish a national carbon price is a step in the right direction for the environment, and a positive for BC’s economy.
Prime Minister Trudeau announced this morning province’s will be forced to implement a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system by 2018.
Joel Wood is an Assistant Professor in the Thompson Rivers University School of Business and Economics, specializing in climate policy.
He says the rest of the country will finally start to catch up to BC.