The new spin on CO2 is not branching out into putting a cost on pollution. I guess if you cannot spin CO2 is bad then you need to spin other practices that lead to poor air quality, poor water management and poor land management. FYI I support the environment, but only in a balance approach that takes into account both the economy and the environment.

1. PRICE ON POLLUTION
PAUL YOUNG CPA, CGA
MAY 17, 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. AIR QUALITY/POLLUTION

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

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

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

8. Ganges River – May 2017 Grand River – May 2017

9. 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

10. China Rare Metals Oil Sands re-forestration

11. 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.

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

13. 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?

14. 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.