Energy Subsidies
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Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
Pipeline Opponent Sees Fossil Subsidies Campaign as Latest Front Against Trans Mountain
A new campaign against the fossil fuel subsidies on which projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion depend is just the latest front in ... -
AustraliaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentOil & Gas
Carbon Capture Unit on Australian LNG Megaproject Starts Up Four Years Late
Four years late and far over budget, Chevron Corporation has finally flipped the switch on a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system for the ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyMethaneShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Actively Promotes Fracking Boom as New Study Reaffirms Climate Impact
British Columbia is taking heat from two different news outlets for its avid support of natural gas fracking to feed its liquefied natural gas ... -
ChinaCitiesElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
Solar Price Beats Grid Electricity in Every City Across China
Subsidy-free solar is now less expensive than grid electricity in virtually every city across China, according to a paper published this week in the ... -
AustraliaClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
BREAKING: Australia Tries to Drop 1.5°C Target from Pacific Declaration as Endangered Countries Demand Real Carbon Reductions
Australia is trying to water down references to the climate “crisis”, the long-term goal of 1.5°C average global warming, a ban on new coal-fired ... -
Batteries/StorageBioenergyCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesHealth & SafetyHydroIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National Governments
India Renewables Capacity On Track to Overshoot Paris Target by 60%
India is on track to overshoot a key Paris Agreement target by nearly 60% by obtaining close to two-thirds of its installed electricity capacity ... -
AsiaChinaClimate DenialCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
G-20 Adopts Modest Climate Statement as Trump Stumbles, Japan Grapples with Coal
Leaders of the G-20 industrial economies held their ground against Trump administration climate denial at the end of their annual meeting in Osaka, Japan ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs
Investors Representing $34 Trillion in Assets Urge Rapid Climate Action by G20
A group of 477 retirement funds and investors representing US$34 trillion in assets is calling on world leaders to adopt carbon pricing and phase ... -
Morneau Delivers $275 Million in New Subsidies for LNG Canada Megaproject
Finance Minister Bill Morneau was in Kitimat, British Columbia Monday to announce the latest federal subsidy to the C$40-billion LNG Canada megaproject—a $220-million cash ... -
AsiaBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Canada, UK, France, Ireland Declared Climate Emergency While Subsidizing Fossil Fuels
A new analysis this week identifies Canada as one of four countries that have declared climate emergencies after collectively spending US$27.5 billion per year ... -
Air & MarineDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEuropeHydroNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionWind
Norway Plans 3.5 GW of New Offshore Wind, 50% Cut in Marine Diesel by 2030
A proposal to build up to 3.5 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, coupled with a pledge to cut marine diesel use 50% by 2030, ...
