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With the ever increasing chance governments in North America will be implementing various forms of carbon taxes – we want to get your thoughts on what role offsets should play in a world were there is a price on carbon.

While we agree that putting a price on carbon should help make people think twice about how much gas they use to heat their homes or what kind of transportation they choose to use – these choices still lead to the burning of fossil fuels.

Leading climate scientists argue that we need to reduce global GHG emissions by 50 to 80 percent. To reach that target we believe individuals should think about taking the extra step of going carbon neutral or even carbon positive by purchasing offsets. To encourage more people to offset their carbon, do you think people should be rewarded for this behaviour by being able to write-off offsets on their taxes?

Adam Johnson is a Principal with the Earnscliffe Strategy Group, one of the oldest independent public policy strategy firms in Canada, and a leader in government affairs and strategic communications.