Prince George man says people paying price for carbon dioxide emissions essential for plant growth
Terry Ostashek says it’s time for the province to scrap the carbon tax it charges to British Columbians.
“That carbon tax is actually a carbon dioxide tax,” said Ostashek. “When we use the word carbon, the average person thinks of dirty carbon in the atmosphere, but it’s actually a tax on carbon dioxide, which is a naturally-occurring gas that’s not a pollutant. According to an October 2021 BC Hydro report, 11 per cent of B.C’s annual greenhouse gas emissions comes from heating buildings and homes and more than half the homes in the province rely on natural gas as the sole source of heat. The report also estimates the average B.C. home puts out two tonnes of CO2 every year, the equivalent of driving a fossil-fuelled car for 8,000 kilometres.
“We’ve got seniors who are eating cat food instead of tuna because cat food is cheaper. Now with these increased carbon taxes on home heating, they’re already wearing the three sweaters they own, do they decide to turn down their furnace even more so they can afford tuna instead of cat food?”
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