Admiral Beez
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This article suggests not putting a climate tariff in place would encourage us to buy off shore.Canada, USA and Europe should put a carbon tax on all Chinese and Subcontinent imports.
Opinion: Carbon tariff would improve carbon tax
Ottawa should use its constitutional jurisdiction over international trade to implement carbon border adjustments, writes MP Erin Weir
leaderpost.com
"For example, making a ton of steel in China and shipping it here emits five times as much carbon as manufacturing it at Evraz in Regina. A federal carbon tax without border adjustments would increase the cost of Regina steel, encouraging Canadians to instead buy dirtier steel from China. By contrast, a Canadian carbon tax with a corresponding carbon tariff would increase the price of imported Chinese steel more than Regina steel, creating an environmentally appropriate incentive for Canadians to buy local. Evraz would have an incentive to minimize its emissions to maximize this competitive advantage."