New Brunswick Carbon Pricing

• New Brunswick adopts Ottawa’s carbon pricing plan, but premier isn’t happy about it

  New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will align the province's carbon pricing plan with Ottawa's so-called backstop program.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2023
  
• Canada reluctantly approves Ontario and New Brunswick carbon prices for big emitters

  New Brunswick and Ontario's proposals to tax greenhouse gas emissions from heavy industry meet the federal rules in theory but the federal environment minister said they will not have the same impact on climate change.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2020
  
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• New Brunswick to phase out coal, put price on carbon in new climate plan

  The New Brunswick government will phase out coal as an electricity source under a new climate change plan that also puts a price on carbon.

  Environment

  Dec 7, 2016
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• NB government promises carbon pricing will be tax neutral

  The federal government announcement of carbon pricing brings applause from environmentalists and disdain from some opposed to more taxation however the province has promised taxpayers won't bear the burden.

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2016