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Originally Posted by Nufy
It may have already been asked...but I'll ask again...
Why not a reduction of 42% from all GHG producers instead of specifically Oil & Gas...
I am trying to step back from this but on the surface it does seem like a direct attack on Oil and Gas producing provinces...AB being the leader.
What about manufacturing...construction...hell the film industry !!!
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The major GHG emissions are really Oil and Gas, which has never really been liked by the rest of Canada. Transportation and Logistics, Agriculture, and manufacturing.
You're not going to go after manufacturing in voter rich Ontario. The problem with electrifying Transport and Logistics is two fold. The technology really isn't there yet. Plus the cost of electrification is probably trillions which we don't have. And the major logistics centers are really in again Voter Rich Ontario. Agriculture, they've already gone after especially on the non rebatible carbon taxes against things like drying and heating. And the Carbon tax is adding a whole new level of passing the costs to the consumer angle. Plus like O+G agriculture pays the bills around here.
The film industry while hideously carbon intensive isn't big enough to have an effect, plus Liberal supporters like the Film Industry. Coal mining is still a massive export for BC, so they won't go after those voters errr market.
In the global scheme of things, Canada reducing their GHG output by 40%, represents a rounding error in terms of GHG emissions globally.
I've always said, if you want to have a greater impact on GHG steal market share from Russia, China, Saudi Arabia etc. Carbon tax imports from those countries, and give them credits based on buying green tech from Canadian companies.