Alberta exempts 96% of emissions from their $15 carbon fee or any other action to reduced the pollution (black bars). Of the 4% of Alberta's emissions that need to do something, about half decided to pay Alberta's $15 carbon fine (orange bars). Remaining 2% (green bars) opted to reduce emissions or pay someone else to do it, rather than pay the $15 carbon fine. So far, Alberta's climate polices have not reduced the province's total climate pollution. Climate pollution has increased 6% since 2005, and 46% since 1990.
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