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Ottawa has spent billions helping fossil fuel companies, Alex Ballingall reports. By eliminating at least some subsidies, it will be following through on a promise made in 2009, along with its G20 peers. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s office did not confirm when it would disclose which fossil fuel supports would be cut by the end of the year, but a spokesperson said those details are coming “very soon.
: The upcoming framework is being met with skepticism because Canada is still promising billions of dollars in tax credits to help the sector reduce greenhouse gas emissions — something climate advocates say is unnecessary and expensive.: “If done well, this is a road map for other countries to use,” one climate policy expert said. “If done poorly, it sets a really dangerous framework that will allow other countries to shirk their responsibilities as well.
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