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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Their decades of spreading propaganda is largely the reason why green can't do more than it can right now. So yes I do think it's time to directly tax their profits.
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Their profits are already taxed, and the tax money helps the government to provide the services we need. The money that is left goes to maintain the reserves of oil and gas that keeps them in business, and a portion goes to pay off debt, overhead, and to give dividends to shareholders.
The argument is not against Climate Change, but how we can go about fighting it in a manner that is economically and practically feasible and acceptable, and does not massively disrupt the world economy and people's lives.
I'm happy to see we both agree that Canada can play a part in the fight. We have been blessed with very large reserves of natural gas, and using this to displace coal would be a large contribution.
Our energy workforce in Canada have always been at the forefront of the energy geoscience and engineering technology, and I am confident will play a significant part in things like thermal energy, carbon capture, various emission reducing techniques, nuclear energy, etc.