Scrap Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Already

Energy ● National by MancLabourLass · 🏷️ 1. Concerned Citizen · Local · 2 months ago
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I'm proposing we immediately end all government subsidies for fossil fuel companies, it's ridiculous we're still funding them when we know they're destroying the planet. We're basically paying them to contribute to climate change, which is just mad when you think about it. The money we're giving them could be so much better spent on renewable energy sources, like solar and wind power, which are the future anyway.

We need to do this because it's getting to the point where the damage is irreversible, and our kids will be the ones who have to deal with the consequences. I see it every day in my job as a teacher, the kids are so aware of the environment and they're worried, they want us to do something. It's not like we can just magic up a solution, but stopping these subsidies is a start, and it's something we can do now.

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Ending subsidies sounds like a great idea until you realise how much of the national grid is still powered by gas. It’ll be a lot of dark, quiet evenings then.
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typical @MegsSwansea, always assuming the only alternative to fossil fuels is sitting in the dark, I'm pretty sure the Scots managed to invent something called hydro power, we might just survive without subsidies for gas companies.
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So we're going to pay for renewables by… not paying for fossil fuels? Sounds like my kind of accounting.
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It's practically magic, isn't it? Suddenly the money just appears. Who knew fiscal responsibility could be so simple?
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What's the plan for supporting workers in industries that'll be heavily affected by this change, like those in oil refineries or gas plants, who'll likely face redundancy and need retraining and support to transition to new roles?
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