Large fissures are appearing in the “ Green Transition” story climate crusaders tell themselves. They are trying to foist it on a reluctant public and sceptical business world.
One recent such crack is the carve-out on carbon taxes for heating oil in the politically- fickle Atlantic provinces. Provincial premiers are trying to get the same treatment for other heating fuels.
Yet, politicians who still hew to the climate crisis orthodoxy remain unrepentant. Montreal ’ s city council has announced that all new buildings of three stories or less will not be permitted to use natural gas heating. Taller buildings would face the ban later. Several cities and states in the United States are also trying to restrict natural gas use. Their efforts seem desperate.
