The meme is about our heating bills, but carbon pricing also applies to the fossil fuels we use for transportation.
Burning carbon contained in fossil fuels causes “greenhouse gases” that are the main contributing factors to climate change and all of the bad outcomes associated with that. Burning these fuels also pollutes the air and water that we all need to live. So it makes sense that those who are responsible for burning more, owe compensation to those who burn less.
The amount of tax you paid depends on the amount of carbon emitted by the product, and the amount of product that you purchase. For example, burning diesel emits more carbon than gasoline, so the tax is higher per litre on diesel. Obviously, if you buy less fuel in total, this emits less carbon, and therefore, you pay less tax. Therefore, the less carbon you buy to burn, the less tax you pay. Also, there is recognition that folks living in rural areas have less options available to them than folks who live in the city and could take public transit for instance. Therefore, folks living i the rural communities of Trent Lakes pay less carbon tax than those in cities.
This week, rebates on the carbon tax rolled out to our bank accounts. All citizens get a rebate, and you can crunch your numbers here.
So what’s the point? The point is to incentivize you to burn less carbon. If you are paying more tax for burning carbon than you are getting in your rebate, then it is up to you to figure out how to burn less (like our meme CATTL really need to fix their roof so that their heat stays in)
That is where CATTL comes in…we help folks to #LetGoOfTheGas…and therefore burn less carbon. This helps curb climate change, and make our air and water cleaner to help nature, well-being, and independence.
Check out our past posts for tips on how to burn less carbon, or post your own tips below and help us all to Let Go of the Gas.
Citizens for Alternative Transportation in Trent Lakes (CATTL) 