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eucryphiatoday at 11:05 AM3 repliesview on HN

Should it be ‘solar leading energy subsidy growth’.


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deauxtoday at 11:22 AM

No chance, fossil fuels are subsidized more. A large share of solar growth is from countries like Pakistan who have had some subsidies but total dollar amount of them is trivial.

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thelastgallontoday at 1:27 PM

Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reached $7 Trillion in 2022, an All-Time High: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/fossil-fuel-subsidies-2022

Plus, add the entire defense budget of US + western countries, which only exists to protect oil interests.

Aboutplantstoday at 11:24 AM

Solar subsidies still pale in comparison to oil and gas subsidies worldwide