As the political debate rages on about a federally imposed carbon price, it's useful to take a look at how this will affect consumers. After all, the whole point of a carbon price is to change our behaviour, so that we use less fossil fuel. That is based on a $30 per tonne carbon price. Heating and powering your homeHow much heating costs will go up with a carbon price will depend on how you heat your home. "The whole point of a carbon price is to raise particular costs so that it changes our behaviour, said Chris Ragan, chair of the Ecofiscal commission.

Source: CBC News October 04, 2016 13:00 UTC