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Why is the amount of greenhouse gases rising?
High amounts of fossil fuels are being extracted and burned
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What is carbon Tax
To place taxes on how much greenhouse gases are produced from burning fossil fuels by industries or business and households
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What is the most common source of energy that produces C02 emissions?
Fossil fuels
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Name 3 ways people do to reduce the producing of greenhouse gases?
- wind turbines - solar panels - eco-friendly cars - biking - overall mindfulness to energy consumption
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What environmental problems do greenhouse gases create?
Extreme weather occurring, temperature rising rapidly which can cause droughts, and ecosystems changing affecting animal habitats
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When and where was carbon tax first introduced?
Finland, 1990
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When did CO2 levels start to rise?
During the industrial revolution
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How much is carbon tax in British Columbia?
$30 per tonne
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Greenhouse gases
Gases that have the ability to absorb infrared radiation which traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere and causes global warming.
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What does OECD stand for?
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developement