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[0](Also) Most of the world maintains billions worth of oil and gas subsidies for Energy and Oil/Gas companies. These incentives effectively subsidize the oper
by DoingIsLearning 5y ago
[0](Also) Most of the world maintains billions worth of oil and gas subsidies for Energy and Oil/Gas companies.
These incentives effectively subsidize the operational costs of carbon emitting operations, they very directly make it cheaper to pollute.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidy
- Leherenn 5y agoThat doesn't seem to be most of the world according to your link, only the big energy-producing countries. There is a lack of differentiation between 0 and very low that makes is hard to be more definitive though.
- roenxi 5y agoAlthough technically subsidies, they are typically just tax advantages. Corporate taxes in general are a bit counter-productive - taxes on energy-producing corporations apparently cross over into embarrassingly damaging to the point where most countries can't stomach it. It would be better to extend those 'subsidies' to every business rather than attempt to make energy more expensive.