The Biggest CO2 Bang for the Buck
A landmark study on the true cost to taxpayers of the most common “green” initiatives was released earlier this year from the preeminent C.D. Howe Institute in Canada. The information, empirical studies and analysis contained within the report are so relevant to the stated objectives of practically every government that it is surprising that this report did not attract widespread coverage. Crafting policy to maximize CO2 displacement is a stated objective of almost every level of government, and crafting policy to cost-effectively maximize CO2 displacement should be the guiding principal behind all this green legislation. But is that happening? The C.D. Howe Institute crunches the numbers and concludes that it is not.
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