Email your MP to demand the ultra-wealthy pay for climate action

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Most of us were taught as kids that if you make a mess, it's on you to clean it up. But this isn't happening in Canada's climate policy - like the carbon tax.

In most provinces, when it comes to the carbon tax, someone struggling to pay for their weekly groceries, or their bus pass to get to work everyday, is being treated the same as the multi-millionaire who takes private jets — even though the ultra-wealthy are responsible for more carbon emissions.

Unlike the average Canadian family, the top 1% have increased their share of carbon emissions from consumption by 31% since 1990.

As climate policy dominates airwaves and with wildfire season on the horizon, there is an opportunity to make sure those with the biggest responsibility for fueling the climate crisis are the ones paying the most to clean it up.

Will you email your MP demanding that the federal government make the wealthiest pay more for climate action?

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Demand the ultra-wealthy and corporations pay for climate action

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I am writing to you as someone who is concerned for my community’s future. I applaud the steps this government is taking to reduce carbon emissions – including supporting the price on carbon and rebates for Canadians and their families. However, a critical piece that is missing is ensuring that those who are most responsible for the climate crisis are paying their fair share.

According to an analysis done by Oxfam, the richest 1 percent in Canada emitted thirty times more carbon pollution per person in 2019, on average, compared to the half of the Canadian population in the lowest income brackets.
The universal price – and rebate – on carbon pricing has made this policy particularly vulnerable to criticism.  
I urge you to consider options that would make this more equitable and ensure that the ultra-wealthy and corporations who are fueling the climate crisis are the ones paying the most for climate action. It is not only the fair thing to do but the most effective thing to do: reports show that introducing a carbon tax on the industry has had three times the impact on reducing carbon emissions than the consumer tax. 
Specifically I urge you to:

-Consider measures that would further increase carbon pricing rebates for average Canadian families. This could come into effect by redirecting the rebates going towards upper and high-income Canadians. 
-Ensure more stringent carbon pricing on industrial emitters, like the oil and gas industry, to incentivize low-carbon alternatives
-Implement additional measures to fund climate action, including a wealth tax and windfall tax on profits made by oil and gas companies 
-Impose a strong emissions cap on the oil and gas industry to ensure the largest emitters are doing their fair share to reduce carbon emissions.

It has never been more critical to take bold climate action, and I urge you to consider options that improve affordability and hold those most accountable to task for carbon emissions.

Sincerely,

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