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sounds_sound · 3313 days ago · link ·
I think this is the least that should be done. On top of considering the cost of the consequences of greenhouse gas emissions, a full embodied energy analysis should also factor in the amount of fuel that is used during extraction. The oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta take a tremendous amount of energy just to get the oil in the first place. The environmental remediation costs of all extraction methods should be an economic factor.The federal government should also take into account the economic consequences of burning coal when pricing this fuel. The price for taxpayer-owned coal should reflect, in some measure, the added costs associated with the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.