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Early Adoption

Need/Want Directive:

Whereas Alberta should incentivize early adopters as well as industry to develop products that will demand Alberta’s zero emission alternative fuel products.

Need/Want Rationale:

• Domestic demand will require incentives to switch from carbon-based fuels to alternative fuels.
• Federal money should flow through to industry that develops products for electrical or alternative fuel use.
• Carbon tax is actually a CO₂ disposal tax. Disposal of CO₂ is no longer free.
• Alternative fuels have no carbon to dispose, thus no tax.

How Directive:

Be it resolved that:

• Alberta Party will incur a CO₂ disposal tax for the consumption of carbonized fuels.
• Alberta Party will not incur sales tax on de-carbonized alternative fuels.
• Alberta Party will not incur sales tax on zero emission vehicles.
• Alberta Party will flow through federal incentives to industry for developing infrastructure and products for alternative fuel use.

How Rationale:

• Let's call Carbon Tax a CO₂ disposal tax, since that is what it is.
• Incentivize early adoption by minimizing taxation.
• Make available any other incentives to industry to accelerate adoption.