Fossil Fuel Subsidies
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies
A good article from the BBC: Fossil fuel subsidy concerns. I hope the next government seriously looks into cutting this.
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Re: Fossil Fuel Subsidies
laws of economics work... in the long run if you don't remove these subsidies or provide alternatives then this framework is going to fall apart
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Re: Fossil Fuel Subsidies
India's energy subsidies to renewable goes down. Subsidies But, we are still subsidizing coal, fossil fuel subsidies and electricity. Encouraging energy consumption is bad policy in a country suffering from pollution. Instead the money should be used to subsidize people who need help.