This presentation looks at taxing pollution as part of managing environmental policies.

1. DO WE NEED A PRICE ON
POLLUTION – JUNE 2017
PAUL YOUNG CPA, CGA
JUNE 13, 2017

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. WHAT IS POLLUTION?
• Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause
adverse change.Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise,
heat or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign
substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants

4. GENERATION X VIEW
• I was born in the last 1960s as such I was blasted with TV series that emphasized the need to take care
of the environment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lj8z28Mshw

5. AIR QUALITY/POLLUTION

6. WORST AIR QUALITY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
• https://qz.com/794542/air-pollution-map-by-country-fine-particulate-matter/

7. Shanghai – January 5, 2017 Toronto, Ontario on a Normal Day

8. WORST WATER QUALITY
• http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-worst-water-supply-infrastructure.html

9. Ganges River – May 2017 Grand River – May 2017

10. POOR LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
• https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/which-countries-are-the-best-and-worst-stewards-of-the-planet/
• Afghanistan
• Niger
• Madgascar
• Somalia
• Eritea
• Chad Mali
• Bangladesh
• Mozambique
• Democratic Republic of the Congo

11. China Rare Metals Oil Sands re-forestration

12. CO2
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) is produced by all aerobic organisms when they metabolize carbohydrates and
lipids to produce energy by respiration.[7] It is returned to water via the gills of fish and to the air via the
lungs of air-breathing land animals, including humans. Carbon dioxide is produced during the processes
of decay of organic materials and the fermentation of sugars in bread, beer and winemaking. It is
produced by combustion of wood and other organic materials and fossil fuels such as
coal, peat, petroleum and natural gas.

13. CANADA MAYBE CARBON NEUTRAL
• http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/canada-may-already-be-carbon-neutral-so-why-are-we-keeping-it-a-secret

14. THE SENSIBLE ENVIRONMENTALIST
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Smhn1gL6Xg&t=934s

15. PRICE ON POLLUTION
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCyPcGo-Gro
Canada – Minister of the
Environment
Catherine McKenna “Countries
are putting a price on
pollution”
• What countries?
• It is not China or India
or African Countries
• It is Europe and
Canada!
• So, how does Canada
putting a tax on
pollution going to help
the planet?

16. MONEY FLOW CLIMATE CHANGE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeG3fnO7JL8&t=343s

17. THE MAGIC DISAPPEARING $100 BILLION CLIMATE FUND
• https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/04/12/the-magic-disappearing-100-billion-climate-fund/

18. SUMMARY
• Carbon Taxation only increase the cost of goods and services for people as such does little for the
environment
• Canada needs to stopped giving out $2.65B or more to countries around the world unless there is
oversight on how the moneys is being spent.
• China and India continue to use dirty coal and/or have weak environmental policies
• CO2 is not a pollutant, but the foundation for life
• Pollution is not new term as it has been around for years
• I was constantly reminded of pollution in the 1970s through TV shows like “ARK II” or “Woodsie the owl” or
“Superfriends 1973)
• Recycling programs took off in the 1980s.