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$6b is not so bad when you consider that coal subsidies are in about the same ballpark: http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/coal-and-gas-paid-7b-in-subsidies
by anthonyb 14y ago
$6b is not so bad when you consider that coal subsidies are in about the same ballpark: http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/coal-and-gas-paid-7b-in-subsidies/story-fn7kjcme-1226301312395 http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/coal-and-gas-paid-7b-...
And there's no moral problem. To paraphrase Winston Churchill - you're just haggling over the price.
- rimantas 14y agoAnd the amount of energy produced is in the same ballpark too?
- anthonyb 14y agoWe're talking cost per kWhr, so yes, per kWhr. The issue is that coal is quoted at 10c/kWhr, solar at a higher rate, but that neglects subsidies and negative externalities like climate change. Once you balance the subsidies and introduce a carbon price, coal starts to look a lot worse.