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Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that Canada could cut electricity exports to the U.S. in retaliation for Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian goods.

The U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports, citing border security concerns. Ford emphasized that U.S. states like New York and Michigan rely on Canadian energy and should “feel the pain.”

Canadian officials also announced $155 billion in counter-tariffs.

If enacted, energy restrictions would likely raise prices in the U.S., escalating trade tensions between the two countries.

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[-] ALilOff@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

On the slim bright side maybe just maybe this might make the US think of renewable energy, it’s why China invests so much into it to prevent relying on countries for oil.

Ehh who am I kidding, that’s not going to happen at all.

[-] Thorry84@feddit.nl 36 points 1 week ago

More likely they'll reopen coal plants

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

The children, they yearn for the mines

[-] Venoregard@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago
[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago
[-] GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

No worries! The climate catastrophies will get most of us well before cancer does.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Oh honey. Burning fossil fuels is responsible for 1 out of every 5 deaths in the world TODAY.

[-] Lemisset@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Fracking was our answer to energy independence.

[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Fracking is the answer to, How can we poison our underground aquifer while continuing to put even more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere? I guess when we're dead we won't need energy. Checkmate fracktheists?

[-] Lemisset@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Agreed. It wasn't the right answer, but it was the one the government pursued.

[-] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

China invests so much into it

China is building two coal plants per week. And their "green" programs are just facades to take Western money.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yep, taking Western money by Chinese companies buying Chinese renewable energy equipment and paying Chinese installers. Taking western money by building out renewable energy faster than the rest of the world combined, in their own country using their own companies with their own finances

[-] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm talking about stuff like this

https://youtu.be/JEN2LQoN-hE

https://youtu.be/aU_S97Ae1eg

China added more coal power in 2023 than the rest of the world combined.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

maybe this might make the US think of renewable energy

Probably the opposite. There are a lot of blue states in the NorthEast importing Canadian hydro as a cleaner energy source than burning fossil fuels. I’m sure the repugnicans line will be something like “if only they used good old American coal from Wyoming or West Virginia”

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