Saigon
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Did I say that oil producers receive the subsidy?
A subsidy is still a subsidy.
Sorry.
Yeah, welfare is welfare. Which has nothing to do with fossil fuels still being the best, most cost effective energy source out there today.
Going back to the original point - if fossil fuel production is so much more efficient and cost-effective than renewables then why does it need subsidies at all.
It doesn't need subsidies to encourage production, unlike renewables which will shut down when the government money is cut off.
Take a look at my sig line - fossil fuels have received FAR more in subsidies than renewables.
So when people say follow the money to understand climate change - I guess what they mean is look at what the coal, nuclear and il industries are doing, and you'll see why climate change science is so widely accepted.