I agree that companies that exceed their emissions target should be rewarded, and that tax breaks are a better way to do it than to allow them to sell credits to companies that fail to meet the target. Those companies need to do something to either achieve the target, or atone in some meaningful way for not reaching it. I don't think the penalty should be a punishment though. I'd rather see them be required to invest in renewable clean energy sources (wind, solar, etc.) to offset their failure to meet emissions targets. That would help foster a renewable clean energy industry in Alberta which would have the double benefit of being good for the environment, as well as positioning the province for the time when our non-renewable, emission generating resources are depleted.
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