Video – Everything you need to know about carbon pricing in Canada’s Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories will implement a carbon tax starting on July 1, 2019, at $20 a tonne. (Charlie Riedel/The Canadian Press-AP)
What will a carbon tax look like in Canada’s Northwest Territories?

Watch this video to understand how the carbon tax will apply in this northern Canadian territory and what it will mean for residents and the environment.

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Canada: No simple solution for Ottawa’s carbon pricing scheme in northern Canada, Radio Canada International

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Norway: Arctic ecosystems face irreversible change without fast climate action, UN report says, The Independent Barents Observer

Russia: New Finnish technology to slash nickel mining pollution in northwestern Russia, The Independent Barents Observer

Sweden: Sweden breaks ground on test plant for fossil-free steel production, The Independent Barents Observer

United States: New study predicts ‘radical re-shaping’ of Arctic landscape by 2100, CBC News

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