This submission is intended to support the government’s consideration of a possible carbon tax, and inform public debate on the detailed design of a carbon tax in the coming year. It is organized into five sections:
The intent of the report is to provide a preliminary assessment of these ecosystem service benefits to better inform future discussion about how to protect and restore the region's precious natural capital and ensure a sustainable future.
SP's submission is based on a Policy Brief that examines Ontario's feed-in-tariff policy, but makes specific linkages between the proposed B.C. regulation and Europe's long-standing experience with feed-in-tariffs.
