Yeah, it's time value of money. There are many kinds of subsidies, including direct to consumer. If you're interested, the IEA's old reports mentioned here woul

Yeah, it's time value of money. There are many kinds of subsidies, including direct to consumer. If you're interested, the IEA's old reports mentioned here would be the best place to start (many countries have since cut their subsidies, so there's progress): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies#IEA_position_on_subsidies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies#IEA_position_...