Canada’s coming announcement on fossil fuel subsidies will be precedent setting

Independent Senator Rosa Galvez says the complex taxonomy of government support for the fossil fuel sector creates 'grey areas where we still encourage exploration and exploitation and production of oil and gas.'

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's office says the government is looking to release its assessment framework on fossil fuel subsidies in late June or early July.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

June 15, 2023

Ahead of the federal government’s release of its criteria for which fossil fuel subsidies to phase out to meet its international climate commitments, environmental groups and other civil society organizations are calling on Canada to set a robust precedent for other major ...

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