Episode #297: Dialogue with David Frum: Canadian Energy Policy & Tradeoffs
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Published 2023-08-18
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All Comments (8)
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The irony is, the best policy for Canadians would be massive increase in production and export. Demand isn't going away, and the healthcare system is expensive.
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A 10,000 foot view on Alberta's renewable pause. We have always embraced wind, however as passive energy sources are added, we need more backups which we have not gotten built. Zero improvements on interties and a tiny qmount battery storage. As a result of added wind/solar energy without backups has caused grid instability and material higher prices. AESOo AUR and the AB government need to redesign the market to ensure iur grid is reliable, cheap and clean. Likely the market will become a capacity market or new solar/wind will be required to install backups before they are approved. And we will still need much more FF generation during the cold of the winter and heat of the summer, when wind generation falls when it is most required.
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Sean sporting the Superman hairdo!
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Conservative climate policy: 1) carbon tax (& oil surtax for oil-specific costs) matched with across-the-board cuts in all other taxes for no net increase in overall tax burden. 2) nix red tape & lawsuit-inviting policies that impede nuclear power. 3) require all new automobiles be able to run on something other than oil-derived fuel; de facto meaning that gasoline cars will be flex-fueled vehicles (able to also run on biomass-derived ethanol and methanol) and that diesel vehicles be compatible with biodiesel. 4) David's carbon tariff idea
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🎼 See the USA ..in your Chevrolet! !! Isn’t that when air pollution really started?
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Hm..really interesting but the premise of the first four minutes is sadly weak and it compromises the rest. Sure, the corporations don't drive the cars etc. but what and who drives desire? What drives the desire for scores of different models of SUVs for example (and everything else)? Marketing with the goal of increasing market share to profit shareholder leading to unneccesary consumerism.
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We don't need to change eating the hamburger in the car while it's rolling. We just need to change what powers the car. Either biofuel running in a fuel-burning car, or an electric car running on nuclear or renewable electricity.
