Well, as I said before, the language in this debate is confusing. In my opinion, if you have a cap and trade system and you auction the permits, from an emitter's point of view, that's a carbon tax.
October 27th, 2009 / 12:05 p.m.
Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change and Air Issues, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Well, as I said before, the language in this debate is confusing. In my opinion, if you have a cap and trade system and you auction the permits, from an emitter's point of view, that's a carbon tax.
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