Energy Subsidies
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Global Development Banks’ Recovery Plans Must Omit Fossil Funding, Advocates Say
When 450 global development banks with their hands on US$2 trillion in public funds meet in November to chart their contribution to the pandemic ... -
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As Morneau Walks ‘Tightrope’, Analysis Shows Canada’s COVID Recovery Favouring Fossils
A weekend analysis piece on CBC News lays out the “tightrope” Finance Minister Bill Morneau is walking as he tries to manage the economic ... -
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House Democrats’ Blueprint Aims for Net-Zero by 2050, Connects Racial Inequity with Rising Temperatures
A climate plan released this week by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives is receiving wide acknowledgement as a sweeping proposal that would ... -
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Details on Diversification Scarce as Alberta Cuts Corporate Taxes, Reannounces Keystone Subsidy
A faster corporate tax cut, a C$600-million infrastructure investment, and reannounced funding that was already allocated in the province’s spring budget are key elements ... -
Germany Risks ‘Hybridgate’ Scandal as Subsidized Cars Run with Batteries Empty
German engineering and technology giant Robert Bosch GmbH says it’s taking steps to prevent a “hybridgate” scandal on a par with the massive Dieselgate ... -
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U.S. Analysis Busts Myths, Shows No Need for New Gas Plants
It’s time to bust some myths about gas-fired electricity, renewable energy, and the United States grid, writes David Wooley, executive director of the Center ... -
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U.S. Democrats Debate Climate Policy, Introduce Green Infrastructure Measures as Fall Election Approaches
With the U.S. federal election just 131 days away, climate and clean energy are poised to take centre stage in the campaign, with Democrats ... -
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Federal Pandemic Relief Still Hasn’t Arrived, Fossils Say
The Canadian fossil industry is up in arms that not a single oil and gas company has been approved for a federal bridge loan ... -
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Government Stimulus Packages Lock In Fossil Growth, Squander Opportunity for Green Recovery, Global Assessment Warns
Too many governments are squandering the opportunity to build a green recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, directing dollars to technologies that ... -
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Tie Canada’s UN Security Council Bid to Climate Action, Thunberg Urges Island States
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushing hard for a long-coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council, #FridaysforFuture founder Greta Thunberg is urging small ... -
Conservative Leadership Candidate Erin O’Toole Pledges Fossil Subsidy Phaseout
Conservative Party leadership candidate Erin O’Toole declares fossil fuel subsidies “a form of corporate welfare” and promises to phase them out if he ever ... -
EDC Must Stop Financing Fossil Projects, Embrace Climate Disclosure, Consultants Urge
Export Development Canada will need to stop financing fossil fuel projects, do a better job of climate reporting and disclosure, and show broader leadership ... -
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Resist Fossil Lobbying, End Oil and Gas Subsidies, International Agencies Urge Canada
Two leading international agencies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency, are urging the federal and provincial governments ... -
Norway’s COVID-19 Tax Relief Could Help Fossils Keep Drilling for Oil
Norway may be just a week away from adopting a lucrative COVID-19 tax relief package for its fossil industry that would artificially boost the ... -
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Berman, Campanale Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
With fossil jobs drying up, the industry bent under a “staggering mound of debt” despite trillions in subsidies, fossil fuels responsible for 75% of ...
