Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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AsiaClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolar
In Philippines, Rooftop Solar Beats Coal for Cost, Reliability
Rooftop solar is now cheaper than imported coal, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said September 5, and it’s also less prone to price fluctuations. -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternationalJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Lower Prices, Modest Demand Growth Threaten Earnings for Canadian Oil Patch
Lower world oil prices and modest demand growth through 2015 could threaten earnings for Canadian oil and gas companies, the Globe and Mail reports. -
Crops Lost to Air Pollution in India Could Feed 94 Million
Ground-level ozone in India damages 6.7 million tons of wheat, rice, and other staple crops per year, enough to feed 94 million people and ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesWater
‘Water-Energy Nexus’ Gains International Attention
Energy and water are closely connected, and international agencies are taking notice during “the year of the energy-water nexus.” -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & Studies
Carbon Reductions Fall Short of Copenhagen Commitments: PricewaterhouseCoopers
The world’s major economies are falling short of the actions they agreed to in 2009 to limit global warming to 2°C/3.6°F, according to management ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable Energy
$1.6 Trillion in Clean Energy Investment by 2020, But Policy Support Still Falls Short: IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects $1.6 trillion in clean energy investment but slow growth of renewable energy through 2020, Bloomberg reported late last ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
U.S. EIA Projects 38% Growth in Petroleum/Liquid Fuel Demand Through 2040
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2014 is projecting a 38% increase in world-wide consumption of petroleum and other liquid fuels ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
Tesla Gigabattery Plant Could Bring Nevada $100 Billion in Economic Activity
For the $1.3 billion in tax incentives that it put on the table to attract the Tesla gigabattery factory outside Reno, the state of ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Fracking Bubble is About to Burst (and Enviros Aren’t to Blame)
North America’s fracking bubble is likely to burst in the next decade, the Post Carbon Institute predicts. And while the oil and gas industry ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Keystone’s Carbon Pollution Could Be Four Times Higher Than U.S. State Department Estimate
The U.S. State Department seriously underestimated the climate impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline by leaving out a key source of carbon pollution, according ... -
BuildingsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeInternationalJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
France Could Create 825,000 Energy Efficiency Jobs by 2050
France could create 632,000 energy efficiency jobs by 2030 and 825,000 by 2050, most of them in building energy retrofits, according to a growing ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Raise Fossil Fuel Taxes, Cut Income Taxes, IMF Urges Nations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging nations to set pollution taxes high enough to reflect the long-term impact of climate change. “The IMF, ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Clean Power Plan Will Bring Jobs, Royalties to U.S. States That Oppose It
Despite their staunch opposition to the clean power rule released June 2 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Texas and Oklahoma both stand to ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsUnited States
Delayed Climate Action Will Cost U.S. Billions: White House Council
For each decade of delayed action, the United States will pay 40% more to meet an identical carbon pollution reduction target, the U.S. Council ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Do Developing Countries More Harm Than Good
Fossil fuel subsidies in developing countries distort emerging economies and overwhelmingly benefit “the car-driving urban elite,” according to a post earlier this month on ...