California governor says scrapping cap and trade would not be smart move
TORONTO — Scrapping Ontario’s cap-and-trade system would make no sense, the governor of California said Monday as he weighed in on a key Ontario election issue.
Gov. Jerry Brown, who was asked about the Tory proposal after meeting with Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne, said rolling back carbon pricing delays progress and increases costs down the line.
“(U.S. President Donald) Trump is already pilot testing this kind of manoeuvre and so far it’s more litigation than action,” said Brown, whose state has clashed with Trump’s administration on car emission standards and other measures related to air pollution.
“The scientists are clear (on climate change), the world is clear through the Paris agreement … so that’s where the world is headed.”