Canada clarifies its carbon dividend with new name
Canada’s federal government just announced a welcome update to its carbon fee and dividend policy. The carbon cashback payments, which eligible Canadians have been receiving since 2018, used to be called “Climate Action Incentive Payments.” But polling shows that about a quarter of Canadians eligible for rebates don't believe they actually receive them. That perception gap has contributed to a recently declining public opinion of the policy. So last October, CCL Canada met with lawmakers to lobby for more clarity. Our Canadian volunteers asked lawmakers to change the name of the dividends to something clearer and to make the payments more obvious on Canadians’ bank statements. Now, those changes have been made and announced! According to this news release from the federal government, the dividend will now be labeled “Canada Carbon Rebate.” This name change will help “clarify its function, and make its meaning and relationship to the carbon pricing system more intuitive for Canadians.” “The Canada Carbon Rebate puts more money in your pocket every three months. It was created to make big polluters pay and give that money back to Canadian families. And it's working,” says Minister of Labour and Seniors, Seamus O’Regan. “This is how we're making life more affordable and cleaning the air we breathe.” Let’s build more support for this type of policy here in America! Share this explainer video about carbon fee and dividend on any social media platform or via email with friends, family, and other people in your life who want to stop pollution from overheating our planet.
In other news this week:
• Young conservatives support clean energy: American Conservation Coalition published new polling of conservative voters ages 18-35, finding that most understand climate change is happening and is caused by human activity. The report also finds that more than 7 in 10 young conservatives support shifting toward clean energy. Check out all the new findings in ACC’s report. • Upcoming conferences: The first of our regional conferences kicks off this weekend in the Mid-Atlantic, and registration is already open for events in the Northeast, Mountain West, California, and the Southeast in the coming weeks. Our right-of-center volunteers are invited to the Conservative Climate Leadership Conference & Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. next month. We’re excited to see you at one of these events! • Spanish language info session next week: CCL offers a weekly informational session for new volunteers, and quarterly, we offer that same session in Spanish. Feb. 27 is our next Spanish-language session. Register or share the event details with anyone who might be interested. |
