Acep Green

ACEPAlberta Consumer Environmental Project

Ben, Kate, Laura, Lyndsay, Olivia

Outline

I. New ConsumptionHousing• Built Green Ratings• Green Tax on Construction• Increasing Demand for “Green”Vehicles• Redistribution – Green Rebate

System• Incentivizing Green Production &

ConsumptionElectronics & Appliances• Enabling Consumption Awareness

II. Old Product Removal

EcoStation• Coupons for EnergyStar goods

III. Public InstitutionsThree Bin Requirement

IV. CommunicationReceiptsProviding More Information to Albertans

V. Project RevenueGas TaxAdvertising

Housing: Built Green Ratings

New Consumption Old Product Removal Public Institutions Communication Project Revenue

Built Green Review

Descriptive

Holistic

Categorical

Educational & InformativeSeparated Green Characteristics

RenewableCarbon CostHealthSide Effects

Understandable Documentation

Housing: Green Tax on Construction

Level and Type of Greenness

Opt-Out Exclusion for Green Homes


Housing: Increasing Demand for Green

Educating Albertans: -what “green” means

pocketbook savingshealth benefitsenvironmental effects Carbon emissions Resource depletion Toxic byproducts

-Providing Albertans with better information to support market forces


Vehicles: Fuel Consumption Tax

Fees for new car sales

Added at Car Dealership

> 7 L per 100 km

Funds raised will support “green” projects

• Program will promote environmentally friendly vehicle use


Vehicle: Fuel Consumption Tax


Average fuel consumption

per Litre

Percentage of Purchase Price

7-8 10%8-9 11%

9-10 12%10-11 13%11-12 14%12-13 15%13-14 16%14-15 17%15-16 18%16-17 19%17-18 20%

Electronics & Appliances

EnergyStar

Comparisons of Appliances

Long Term vs. Short Term Cost Savings


EcoStationCurrent Alberta Legislation

Advanced Disposal Charges at Purchase Point

Televisions

18-inch screen & smaller $15

19-inch to 29-inch screen $25

30-inch to 45-inch screen $30

46-inch and larger screen $45

Computer Equipment

Monitors (LCD and CRT) $12

CPUs and servers $10

Printer & printer combinations $8

Laptops & notebooks $5


EcoStation: EnergyStar Point Coupons

Incentive based program Encourages Albertans to use EcoStationsReceive coupons for old goodsPick Up for is free2 extra EnergyStar Points for Drop Off (for every redeemable item)

Kinds of Recyclable Materials EnergyStar PointsElectronics 5Small appliances 5Mid-size appliances 10Large appliances 15Television (29 inches & smaller) 10Television (30 inches & larger) 15

Computer Monitor (LCD and CRT) 5Laptops & noteooks 10Other computer Accessories 2Batteries (single cell) 1 per 5 batteriesCar batteries 5


Public Institutions

Three Bin Requirement


Communication

Receipts


TaxesConsumption

Gas Sales in Alberta were $5.24 BillionBy adding 1¢ to every litre, revenue gained is $52.4 Million


Province Gasoline (¢/L)

Alberta 9.0¢British Columbia 14.5¢Manitoba 11.5¢New Brunswick 10.7¢Newfoundland 16.5¢Northwest Territories 10.7¢Nova Scotia 15.5¢Nunavut 10.7¢Ontario 14.7¢Prince Edward Island 15.8¢Quebec 15.2¢Saskatchewan 15.0¢Montreal 16.7¢Vancouver 20.5¢Victoria 17.0¢Yukon 6.2¢

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