🎙️Mic check: Pierre Poilievre is wrong yet again. 🎤 A new report by leading economics professors at the University of Calgary confirms that #pollutionPricing is not driving up inflation in the way Mr. Poilievre claims. 1/9 - ThreadSky

stevenguilbeault.bsky.social • 87 days ago

🎙️Mic check: Pierre Poilievre is wrong yet again. 🎤

A new report by leading economics professors at the University of Calgary confirms that #pollutionPricing is not driving up inflation in the way Mr. Poilievre claims.

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canlug.bsky.social•87 days ago

stevenguilbeault.bsky.social•87 days ago

In their study, Winter & Tombe found that #pollutionPricing has contributed to less than 0.5% of the increase in consumer prices since 2019.

That’s a small & nearly insignificant fraction of the overall increase in costs Canadians have faced.

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d-le-nen.bsky.social•78 days ago

yes, and emissions - did they go down as much as needed??

stevenguilbeault.bsky.social•87 days ago

The report also reaffirms what we’ve always said: the Canada Carbon Rebate works. It offsets the costs of #pollutionPricing for most Canadians, ensuring families—especially those with lower incomes—are better off.

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stevenguilbeault.bsky.social•87 days ago

TO ADD: the report suggests that any alternative to reduce carbon emissions would come at an even higher cost.

#PollutionPricing remains one of the most #effective and #affordable strategies.

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stevenguilbeault.bsky.social•87 days ago

Pollution pricing is delivering real results.

By 2030, it’s projected to account for as much as 1/3 of Canada’s emissions reductions.

Between 2019 and 2021 alone, #pollutionPricing prevented 18 megatonnes of emissions that would otherwise have entered our atmosphere.

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stevenguilbeault.bsky.social•87 days ago

And while carbon pricing has a minimal impact on inflation, the devastating costs of unchecked #climateChange—floods, fires, and more—are a far bigger burden.

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stevenguilbeault.bsky.social•87 days ago

And yet, some critics continue to fail to account for the real benefits of #pollutionPricing, such as avoiding costly climate damages and creating a stronger, cleaner economy for the future. 👀

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wokeinalberta.bsky.social•85 days ago

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