McGuinty says no to carbon tax
He says while a carbon tax is well suited for B.C.'s economy and the direction it wants to go in, Ontario is pursuing a different strategy.
McGuinty says that includes a renewed commitment to shutting down the province's biggest polluters – its coal-fired generating plants – which his Liberals failed to accomplish during their first term in government.
The premier says his government is also investing heavily in public transit, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area.
McGuinty wouldn't say whether he would consider a carbon tax in the future, but says it definitely won't be in the next provincial budget, expected in the spring.
Alberta, by far the largest greenhouse gas emitter in Canada, also opposes a carbon tax on consumers, which became a North American first when British Columbia introduced it in its budget.
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TUNISIA - ABO Wind has received a permit and a tariff for a 10MW photovoltaic project in Tunisia which it plans to build and commission in 2020.
The solar park, in the governorate of Gabes, is 400km south of the country’s capital Tunis.
The developer said it plans to build the project next year in close cooperation with local partners.
ABO Wind department head Nicolas Konig said: “The solar park will produce more than 18 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and will feed it into the grid at a distance of 2500 metres.”
The developer will conclude an electricity supply contract with…
