Federal Carbon Taxes Higher While Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase: Government Data

Highway traffic heads into Calgary in a file photo. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a national level have increased, despite the federal government’s carbon tax, according to government data.

Environment Canada, in a National Inventory Report statement, said “emissions increased by 12 million tonnes,” which, according to Blacklock’s Reporter, contradicts Environment Minister Steven Guilbealt’s claim that “our plan is working.”