Dean<p>The Canadian government provided at least C$29.6 billion in financing to fossil fuel and petrochemical companies in 2024, with most of it directed toward the over-budget Trans Mountain pipeline, according to estimates from Environmental Defence Canada.</p><p>This is money that should have been used to encourage more <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/electrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electrification</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> expansion, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/energyefficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energyefficiency</span></a> measures, etc. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fossilfools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/trans-mountain-dominates-as-canadas-fossil-fuel-support-nears-30b-for-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theenergymix.com/trans-mountai</span><span class="invisible">n-dominates-as-canadas-fossil-fuel-support-nears-30b-for-2024/</span></a></p>