Dear Editor,
RE: Say No to Carbon Tax, Mar. 15.
Mr. Dunnill is aware that we are emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from many sources, but appears to be unwilling to do anything to avoid the consequences. Already we are experiencing the consequences of rampant burning of fossil fuels for transportation, industrial processes and energy production, as well as the practices of conventional agriculture and changing land use. And the consequences are only going to get worse! More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries have warned: “To prevent widespread misery and catastrophic biodiversity loss, humanity must practice a more environmentally sustainable alternative to business as usual. Soon it will be too late to shift course away from our failing trajectory, and time is running out.”
It is not suggested that we stop using fossil fuels overnight, but that we gradually replace fossil fuels with other sources of energy. While there are many ways of accomplishing this, such as regulations and incentives, most economists say that the least costly policy is a predictably increasing revenue neutral carbon tax. Doing nothing is not a choice for a liveable world.
Ron Moore,
Hillsburgh, ON
Ron Moore