unethically. At the centre of the government’s policy on climate change is pricing carbon. Many commenters and politicians have referred to this as a “carbon tax”. The idea is that polluters will pay per tonne of carbon they release into the atmosphere. This cost will initially be set at $23‚ and increase gradually until 2015. This is widely thought of as the most effective and least costly mechanism to reduce carbon output and reduce the level of climate change that is occurring.
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My final argument will be based on the effectiveness of this tax: The tax will have no significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions. It has been claimed that an Australian carbon tax will have no significant impact on the level of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. This claim has been made on two bases. Firstly that it is unlikely to succeed in significantly reducing Australian greenhouse gas emissions and secondly‚ that even if these emissions were to stop completely this would have no
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communication‚ and of course energy. One of the major sources of energy is natural gas. An ongoing debate within each state consisting of the United States of America is whether to impose a severance tax on natural gas extraction. Every governor and the state in which they reside has decided to impose a severance tax on natural gas extraction‚ except former Governor Corbett in the state of Pennsylvania. The forty-sixth governor of Pennsylvania‚ Tom Corbett‚ displayed significant courage‚ the type of courage
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but for a nation with opportunities in addition to high-standard life – this is a problem. Therefore I am in favour of a reduction of payroll tax for people under 25. Currently 39 % of employers will tend to hire people who are older and experienced than a young person with a required diploma – this is due to the rising payroll tax. By reducing the payroll tax the companies and private businesses will be willing to recruit
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10 top reasons why Carbon Tax is wrong and utterly pointless It is a green ideological tax for social engineering under the guise of dangerous climate change. It is unnecessary‚ ineffective‚ and hugely damaging to Australian families and our industry. 1. Deceitful: Julia Gillard pledged before the election to not introduce a Carbon Tax. Our government must not be allowed to contemptuously disregard key pre-election pledges to not introduce contentious revolutionary schemes‚ if elections
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Distinguish between a carbon-tax and a cap-and-trade strategy for reducing carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases (that are believed by many scientists to be causing global warming). According to the case‚ the carbon-tax and a cap-and-trade system are the best economic tool to employ to reduce emissions. As we know‚ taxes are the most important expense for a company or firm‚ if they would emit much more carbon dioxide and other gases‚ they need to pay more taxes on using carbon recourses. It
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John Doe COMM 120 January 1‚ 2013 A Persuasive Speech Outline (Monroe’s Motivated Sequence) I. II. Introduction – Getting Attention: Has anyone here been to a national forest? Well if you have then you’ve must seen a variety of the different wildlife and plants that live there. A. Problem Thesis Statement: I believe there is a problem with deforestation. B. Overview: Today I will discuss how many trees forests lose a year‚ the causes and effects of deforestation‚ and how it affects
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Carbon tax A carbon tax is a form of carbon pricing. It is all about cutting the pollution and driving investment in cleaner energy sources‚ such as solar‚ gas and wind‚ along with new energy sources like geothermal and wave energy. Carbon taxes offer a potentially cost-effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They help to address the problem of emitters of greenhouse gases not facing the full (social) costs of their actions. Carbon taxes are a regressive tax‚ in that they disproportionally
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Persuasive Speech Intro: Today I’d like you to open your mind to the idea of buying organic food‚ by giving you information on what “organic” really means‚ how organic food is more nutritious for you and why it is a safer option‚ opposed to eating food that is contaminated with harsh chemical and pesticides . Main point 1: What does “Organic” mean? Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity‚ biological cycles and soil biological
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