Jerome Ringo, president of the Apollo Alliance, an American coalition of environmental and labour groups, gave a keynote address to the British Columbia New Democratic Party's convention yesterday.
Following his speech, the Tyee asked Ringo what he thinks of carbon taxes.
“Carbon taxes, I have to say, if used properly can work,” he said. “We want to make sure we don't make poor people poorer, but we need to make sure we talk to those people that put the greatest amount of carbon into the atmosphere, whoever that is, and use that money to reinvest into alternative energy products that will reduce the demand for carbon based products.”
He'd been briefed on the B.C. carbon tax, which the NDP campaigned against, he said, but did not know enough about it to offer an opinion.
“I just believe that we've got to take steps to remove carbon from our atmosphere, but we've got to make sure there aren't economic consequences,” he said. “There are ways to reduce carbon besides carbon taxes.”
Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria. Reach him here.
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rac
2 years ago
A Bit Late
If this would have been the NDP position in the campaign, they would have likely won the election. NDP policy development is ridiculously slow. How on earth could they govern with such a slooow decision making process.
The NDP needs a big change in leadership.
max von smartt
2 years ago
anthropogenic global warming
is a hoax cooked up by bad science and media hype. solar cycles drive atmospheric changes.
http://www.middlebury.net/op-ed/global-warming-01.html
freebear
2 years ago
Max? Agent 88?
Another conspiracy theorist eh von smartt!
max von smartt
2 years ago
conspiracy facts:
The ruling elite have stated over the years they want a global government of bankers and "intellectuals" (like kissinger). They assassinated JFK, blew up to World Trade Centre Towers to launch wars on "terror", have bought the green movement through generous patrons like Soros to support carbon trading and more. Next the US dollar will collapse like the peso.