It is interesting how 2 people can read the same information and have a different take away. I am not going to guarantee my recollection of the number is perfect either. I found it interesting that over 1 billion people don't have access to reliable electricity and over 2 billion still use solid fuel to cook with, I assume this is wood or equivalent. From 2000 to today electricity from coal has increased from 23% to 29%. Renewables share has gone up as well sorry numbers didn't stick. As far as subsidies to oil no country was specified nor what was considered subsidies. It was an interesting read and it appeared to me that most countries were doing their best to provide new sources of energy while taking into account the environment.
As for your point that as example the spike in the price of natural gas around 07 or 08 can't remember for sure did create hardship and I believe the Alberta government brought in a rebate. As for the hardships created by runaway housing costs, in Alberta an influx of people from looking for work certainly has raised house prices no arguement. Vancouver and Toronto have higher prices by far created by low interest rates. Does this create hardship for the poor, absolutely, do we need a better housing strategy, of course we do. As for making negative statements against the poor I would say I don't believe I have been guilty of this. In fact when Trudeau brought in his supposed tax cut for the middle class I pointed out it did nothing for the 17 million Canadians earning less than 45000.
Strong economic growth is needed to create the necessary revenue to fund social programs, you don't create economic growth by taxing and regulating your most profitable industry out of existence. I would also argue you don't create a diversified economy by mandating the construction of wind turbines and solar panels to create power generation that only works half the time. And if you replaced all coal with natural gas you would increase the price of natural gas our primary heating fuel so you have the double whammy of the carbon tax and increased fuel costs. We have probably over 100 years of coal in the ground, why not shut down our old plants that are inefficient and replace them with the best coal technology until something more dependable than wind comes along. Got to go grain truck arrived lol.
As for your point that as example the spike in the price of natural gas around 07 or 08 can't remember for sure did create hardship and I believe the Alberta government brought in a rebate. As for the hardships created by runaway housing costs, in Alberta an influx of people from looking for work certainly has raised house prices no arguement. Vancouver and Toronto have higher prices by far created by low interest rates. Does this create hardship for the poor, absolutely, do we need a better housing strategy, of course we do. As for making negative statements against the poor I would say I don't believe I have been guilty of this. In fact when Trudeau brought in his supposed tax cut for the middle class I pointed out it did nothing for the 17 million Canadians earning less than 45000.
Strong economic growth is needed to create the necessary revenue to fund social programs, you don't create economic growth by taxing and regulating your most profitable industry out of existence. I would also argue you don't create a diversified economy by mandating the construction of wind turbines and solar panels to create power generation that only works half the time. And if you replaced all coal with natural gas you would increase the price of natural gas our primary heating fuel so you have the double whammy of the carbon tax and increased fuel costs. We have probably over 100 years of coal in the ground, why not shut down our old plants that are inefficient and replace them with the best coal technology until something more dependable than wind comes along. Got to go grain truck arrived lol.
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