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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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I mean, the current Alberta policy of not allowing renewable to connect to the grid is assinine. Not even from an "NDP policy" perspective, from a "is this stupid" perspective.
But I do agree the NDP platform should be "pro jobs/labour" in every way. You can make that work in most areas. Eg, maybe your foreign policy with China becomes "you can import one electric car for every one you assemble here and export". That seems a lot more likely to me to result in a bunch or union autoworker jobs than the current government plan of writing huge cheques for long term losers to build electric vehicle plants.