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Should the government provide subsidies for companies developing carbon capture technologies?

Carbon capture technologies are methods designed to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from sources like power plants to prevent them from entering the atmosphere. Proponents argue that subsidies would accelerate the development of essential technologies to combat climate change. Opponents argue that it is too costly and that the market should drive innovation without government intervention.

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67%
Yes
33%
No
61%
Yes
27%
No
6%
Yes, and also increase spending for renewable energy and reforestation
2%
No, provide subsidies to renewable energy companies instead
2%
No, the government should invest in planting more trees to capture carbon instead
1%
No, tax carbon emissions instead

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 @BDFWPJDfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

No, the government should provide heavy tax deductions instead. Reward them by letting them keep more of their money when they do better, not stealing from them if they do worse.

 @B8QK8THfrom Manitoba  answered…7mos7MO

It's good if we do, but we need to be careful not to pull too much funding from other companies who produce those carbon emissions because of our reliance on them

 @B3YW962from Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

No, there doesn’t need to be more carbon capture, there needs to be more carbon release. Carbon dioxide is plant food. We are carbon based life forms. Carbon is an essential ingredient of life on earth and it does not need to be taken out of the system, there needs to be more put into the system.

 @B2J3VBFfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

I don't think it should be Canada's responsibility alone. It is important however, to reduce emissions globally.

 @B27F3VNfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

tax carbon emissions and then use THAT money to subsidize the carbon capture techonology companies

 @B24KB2Qfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

The government should tax carbon emissions, and plant more trees to capture carbon

 @9TYSP55from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Carbon capture is bolony they have been using this tech to get more oil from the ground for years, tax carbon emissions but have a policy in place so the company cannot pass the cost of carbon emission cost onto average people.

 @9TLF4ZNfrom New Brunswick  answered…2yrs2Y

If it’s your mess clean it up, same goes here they can afford it if they cause the harm they pay the price. It’s pretty common sense no?

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