Conservatives Pitch Consumer Carbon Pricing Through Savings Account

Conservatives Pitch Consumer Carbon Pricing Through Savings Account
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole gestures during an announcement in Ottawa on April 15, 2021. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a loyalty-card style of carbon pricing where consumers would see what they pay on fuel stored into an account that can be used for green purchases later.

The so-called “personal low carbon savings account” is a signature policy of the party’s plan to tackle climate change, which was unveiled Thursday.