Why do governments use fossil fuels?
Why do governments use fossil fuels? In many countries, fossil fuels are required for many daily activities such as kerosene for lighting, petroleum gas for cooking or diesel for transportation. Governments subsidise these inputs to consumers to make sure more people can use them but also to producers to keep them in business. What is the government doing about burning fossil fuels? The Canadian government must act now and stop giving billions in handouts to coal, oil, and natural gas companies to produce and pollute more. These subsidies undermine action on climate change, increase carbon emissions, and send mixed signals...