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Canada will soon have new rules for clean fuel. Here's what they'll cost when you fill up (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 2 years ago by Grappling7155 to c/canada
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New federal clean fuel regulations, which take effect on Canada Day, are designed to cut pollution from vehicles. Although there won't be much of a change to pump prices across the country on July 1, experts say, there will be a noticeable increase several years down the road. (Kyle Bakx/CBC)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if this is the right move... It'll inevitably hurt the consumer due to rising costs from the biofuel.

The government should target the polluting larger fish and you know, actually adhere to their climate goals... cough cough

"Canada has never reached any of its own climate targets," said Caroline Brouillette, national policy manager at Climate Action Network Canada, a coalition of more than 130 groups. Source

[–] corsicanguppy 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

article>> there will be a noticeable increase several years down the road.

hurt the consumer due to rising costs

... several years down the road.

Adhering to our climate goals would be devastating to people living in provinces where they've done little more than double down on resource extraction. Apparently that's a bad thing.

[–] CrimsonFlash 5 points 2 years ago

And in several years, electric or hybrid vehicles will be the majority.

I know we'll need a new car sometime in the near year, and I've already set at minimum to get a hybrid.

[–] AngryMulbear 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gotta play to your strengths. Alberta doesn't have much else going for it other than farming.

Really hard to diversify being so far north and disconnected. There is only one US interstate connecting Alberta to the US, and it really doesn't go anywhere of value.

[–] corsicanguppy 1 points 2 years ago

Alberta doesn't have much else going for it other than farming.

The solar potential seems massive.

There's a few reports about farming under solar panels, to make use of the shade and sell the power. It may be too small-scale, but the mindset of "we sell power, now, and maybe we can do more" could help.

Either way, I claim the constant maintenance and care needs a mindset that uniquely suits farmers to being solar energy vendors.

[–] kent_eh 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Canada has never reached any of its own climate targets,"

Has any country?

Not that it excuses Canada's lackluster approach, but we're far from the only slacker on this.

We should be doing a lot better, but taking strong enough measures needed to signifigantly and quickly move the needle would guarantee any politician who did it would never get re-elected.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

You have a good point. Apparently only 2 countries are hitting their targets...