Recommendations to Strengthen B.C.'s Carbon Tax

Building a Low-Carbon Economy

January 28, 2010
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Matt Horne
Former Associate Regional Director, British Columbia
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This three-page document outlines four key opportunities for the B.C. government to strengthen its carbon tax in the 2010 budget, as well as the implications of doing so.

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Matt Horne
Former Associate Regional Director, British Columbia

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