Trudeau Is Betting $9 Billion on a Plan to Clean Up the World's Dirtiest Oil

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Under pressure to neutralize carbon emissions by mid-century while also supporting the domestic oil industry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has so far pledged C$12.4 billion ($9.1 billion) in tax credits for building carbon capture systems.
49% : The oil sands industry is betting that the deployment of carbon capture will keep costs down as emissions levies rise, but it's also calling for more support to keep up with the US, which last year announced plans to provide operating subsidies for carbon-capture systems too.
49% : That would mean even more taxpayer money going to oil companies at a time of relatively buoyant energy prices and production, money that could be channeled toward solar, wind or clean fuel technologies.
41% : The country has set a target of cutting emissions by 40% to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030, but environmentalists warn Canada needs to take even stronger measures to hit that target, while oil companies argue it's already too onerous for their industry.
38% : That makes this a high-risk strategy for the liberal Trudeau, who is unlikely to reap much political gain in conservative Alberta -- the capital of the oil sands industry -- if the plan succeeds, but will face criticism if it fails to improve Canada's subpar climate record.

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