Thread by @LaurieAdkin

This is hugely important policy intervention, and one that I support. The Kenney govt and the oil and gas industry are lobbying the Liberal govt for a $30 BILLION subsidy for CCS R&D & implementation. 1/n @JonathanWNV @cafreeland @350Canada @CCPA_BC

https://twitter.com/envirodefence/status/1369668376205877258

For the past 20 years, CCS and technology development, more generally, has been the central pillar of the "climate" policy of AB govts and big business. Why? 2/n

This promise of future technological "solutions" permits govts to avoid making needed economic reforms and investments now. 3/n

This extremely expensive, longshot techno-fix positions corporations to continue expanding the extraction & refining of fossil fuels, drawing our attention away from the GHGs emitted when they are combusted. 4/n

If CCS is such a sure thing, why don't the large emitters raking in the big profits pay for it themselves? Why have they been soaking up public subsidies for decades in the billions, and why are they asking for more? 5/n

We need public revenue for investment in the future economy: renewable energy, energy conservation, public transit, regenerative agriculture, water protection, environmental remediation & restoration, human services . . . 6/n

What could $30 billion get us in GHG emission reductions and transition to a more equitable, green economy? Clean water supply for First Nations? 7/n

No, we don't have more time to waste. We need to invest in the future, now, and stop subsidizing the corporations with sunk capital in the past. It's time for the federal Liberal government to assert some real leadership to get us on the right path. 8/n

It is frankly distressing to learn that, once again, industry and govts have been collaborating behind closed doors to shape a climate policy that serves the interests of the large emitters rather than the interests of Canadians. 9/n

Minister @cafreeland, this is a critical budget for the future of our children. We must grasp the reality of climate breakdown and act now to decarbonize our economy in ways that advance social justice and a good life for all. 10/10