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New federal clean fuel regulations, which take effect on Canada Day, are designed to cut pollution from vehicles. Although there won't be much of a change to pump prices across the country on July 1, experts say, there will be a noticeable increase several years down the road. (Kyle Bakx/CBC)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a good move. Canada isn't even close to hitting it's climate goals. The only way to actually hit 1.5C climate goals would be to tax carbon extremely heavily, resulting in a massive drop in quality of life. However if we and other countries don't pay that "tax", then we will pay massive interest over the next couple generations. It's a lose lose situation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I disagree. This legislation will just result in producers adding even more ethanol to gasoline, leading to more valuable farm land switching from food production to biofuels.

Canadians are struggling to feed themselves as it is, we don't need scarcity driving up costs even more.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Canadians are struggling to feed themselves as it is, we don't need scarcity driving up costs even more.

Corporate profits is the reason, not supply

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool, so lets make things worse by reducing supply as well?

Really don't understand your train of thought here my dude.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

We over-produce so much that we have artificial limits to protect profitability. Supply is not an issue.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because of global warming there's going to be a lot of land throughout the world that will no longer be viable for agriculture.

If you're upset over the current blip in food prices caused by the temporary disruption in grain supply stemming from the conflict in Ukraine, then buckle up, it's gonna get a lot worse from here.

We will need to move agriculture to other parts of the world. That's going to mean food prices are going up no matter what we do.

Why are you concerned with having to open up new farmland in other parts of the world for ethanol, when we're going to have to move agriculture to other parts of the world either way? Seems like being upset over someone pissing in the ocean.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Fuel alcohols can be made from other source materials. Including waste and byproduct materials.

We don't "need to" displace food production to plant crops exclusively for fuel.