Reuters:
"U.S. fossil fuel subsidies stretch across the U.S. tax code, which makes detailing their costs complex. The IMF estimates they stood at $760 billion in 2022, a figure topped only by China."
How many solar and wind installs could we do with $760 billion? How many home insulation upgrades? Workplace EV chargers?
That's a lotta money and that's for ONE year. We're killing ourselves.
BARRY KAHN /
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2024-02-06 01:45:13
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