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Carbon tax, coal phase-out challenged at Grande Prairie agriculture conference

2,912 views · Published 23 January 2018 · 1:05:53 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Friends of Science · 2018 · Science & Technology

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Climate Plan and Coal Phase-Out Implications: Understanding Social Costs of Carbon. This is the full presentation that was given to the Agricultural Services Board in Grande Prairie on Jan. 17, 2018. 
"Climate plans center around reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. Coal is a large emitter of carbon dioxide, but in Alberta, provides more than 50% of power generation and is the cheapest form of power. Carbon taxes are calculated based on assumed future damages. These economic calculations are tied to climate models (simulations) - but climate models have over-exaggerated projections of global warming. Working with materials of economist Dr. Ross McKitrick, we discuss the methods and implications of the climate plan and coal phase-out."
CBC and the Government of Alberta considered this to be controversial.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/friends-of-science-agricultural-service-board-conference-grande-prairie-michelle-stirling-1.4494032
Additional resources:
McKitrick on Climate Change https://www.friendsofscience.org/assets/documents/McKitrick_Climate_Change_SCC_Feb_14_2015.pdf 
McKitrick on Climate Change videos https://youtu.be/g30JfQIK6GA 
Dire Consequences - Destroying Alberta's Affordable Power Advantage http://blog.friendsofscience.org/2016/09/29/dire-consequences-destroying-albertas-affordable-power-advantage/ 
Alberta's Climate Plan - a Burden with No Benefit https://friendsofscience.org/assets/documents/AB_Climate%20Plan_Economic_Impact_Gregory_Tech.pdf (Technical)

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