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Originally Posted by Wolven
Gotcha.
I think one thing to consider is that the climate issue is a huge area for job growth that Alberta has torpedoed. Around the world, the majority of new energy projects are all renewables. If that trend stays true then two things need to be called out:
1) Canada (Alberta specifically) is throwing away immediate jobs by turning away $34B in investments (in renewables)
2) Future jobs are at risk as the world accelerates away from fossil fuels and Canada considers doubling down on it
Purely from a jobs perspective, aggressively ignoring this trend around the world, just because it is "climate", will result in less jobs now and in the future. From a jobs perspective, we would want to stay on top of market and technology advancements to ensure we are not chasing blockbuster ideas in the face of online streaming.
Here is an interview from Energi Media talking about how even though fossil fuel consumption is continuing to go up, electrification is capturing most energy demand growth. (If you do not want to watch the video, the punchline is that if all new growth is in electrification instead of fossil fuels then at some point soon electrification will catch up and surpass fossil.)
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What Alberta is doing is Anti-Solar policy. It is stupid.
What I am proposing is pro-industry policy all accross all energy sources. You seem to be caught up in there being a dichotomy between different types of energy investments. Instead we should be building taxation and investment frameworks to support all energy sources. We can walk and chew gum.