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> A big chunk of the "subsidy to non-renewables" is support for heating for the poor. They address this directly, guess you missed it. "OCI is only counting d
by thinkcontext 7y ago
> A big chunk of the "subsidy to non-renewables" is support for heating for the poor.
They address this directly, guess you missed it.
"OCI is only counting direct production subsidies. As they acknowledge, that leaves out a great deal.
For one thing, it leaves out the annual $14.5 billion in consumption subsidies — things like the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps lower-income residents pay their (fuel oil) heating bills."
- nmeofthestate 7y agoThat's what I'm referring to.