Nova Scotia's environment minister walked out early from a national meeting on carbon pricing Monday, hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an ultimatum to provinces to adopt carbon pricing, or have it imposed, by 2018. Nova Scotia high energy ratesThe McNeil government has repeatedly held out hope Nova Scotia would be spared carbon pricing because the province has adopted expensive renewable energy like wind power, which is embedded in electricity rates. The argument has not persuaded Ottawa, which has given Nova Scotia until 2018 to adopt a cap-and-trade system or an outright tax. Dalhousie University energy security expert Larry Hughes has broken down the impact of a $30 per tonne carbon tax in Nova Scotia. "Nova Scotia took a regulatory approach to cut GHG emissions in its electricity system," he said.‎ "There may be an opportunity to take that into account in a carbon pricing model designed by the Nova Scotia Government."

Source: CBC News October 03, 2016 21:22 UTC