Energy Subsidies
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCoalEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobsOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Trudeau Admits Trans Mountain is a Fossil Subsidy as Report Urges Clean Energy Shift
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as much as admitted this week that the federal bailout of Kinder Morgan’s troubled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion amounts ... -
Drive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolar
Subsidy-Free Solar Sweeps Europe as Countries Reap Reward for Earlier Supports
From Germany to Italy, and from the United Kingdom to Spain, Europe is reaping the reward for its early support for renewable energy technologies ... -
Drive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobsOceansPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionWind
Ørsted Opens World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Project Off Northwest England
The 659-megawatt Walney Extension offshore wind project became the world’s biggest of its kind when it opened off the northwest English coast last week, ... -
CanadaEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Alberta Fossils Dream of Petrochemical Boom Fueled by Cheap, Fracked Gas
The low cost of fracked natural gas has Alberta fossils dreaming of a multi-billion-dollar boom in petrochemical production, mimicking the industrial development that followed ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryMethanePipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
13-Point ‘To-Stop List’ Offers Trudeau a Way Forward After Trans Mountain
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet try to patch together a to-do list to salvage the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in light ... -
Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesJobsLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Legislation Drives Entrepreneurship as Community Solar Soars in Illinois
Entrepreneurial enthusiasm—enabled and secured by serious state legislation—is building a strong future for both local and out-of-state solar companies in Illinois. -
CitiesDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon Transition
Climate Solutions Promise $26 Trillion in Benefits as Global Economy Hits ‘Use It or Lose It Moment’
The “bold action” needed to address the climate crisis could deliver at least US$26 trillion in economic benefits through 2030, while producing more than ... -
Perennial Bioenergy Crops Would Save 3.33 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Increased cultivation of perennial bioenergy crops ranks #51 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 3.33 ... -
Tesla 1, Ontario 0 as Judge Overrules ‘Arbitrary’ Treatment on EV Subsidy
The Doug Ford government in Ontario arbitrarily singled out Tesla Canada for harm by excluding the company’s vehicles from a grace period for the ... -
BioenergyDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesGeothermalHealth & SafetyHydroJobsMethaneNuclearOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Truly Independent Ukraine Must Drop Gas and Nuclear, Embrace Renewables
On 24 August, Ukraine celebrates its independence day. But as talks earlier this month between Russian president Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Angela Merkel on ... -
CitiesElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesHuman Rights & MigrationJobsLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Southeastern U.S. Utility Actively Undermines Solar, Increases Energy Poverty
An Alabama utility’s punitive fees against small-scale solar users who seek to remain connected to the grid are an example of a regulatory climate ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
B.C. Natural Gas Boom Fuels Alberta Tar Sands/Oil Sands Production
The “energy dispute for the ages” over the Trans Mountain pipeline has obscured the role of British Columbia’s natural gas industry in fueling tar ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon Transition
Smarter Labelling, Taxpayer Rebates Can Make Carbon Taxes More ‘Politically Palatable’
Smarter labelling, taxpayer rebates, and investments in green infrastructure can all play a role in making carbon pricing more palatable to voters and less ... -
AsiaChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Trump Subsidies Could Hit $70 Billion, But Won’t Save Declining Coal, Nuclear Industries
The last month has seen news and feature coverage that, almost without exception, pointed to the continuing, rapid demise of coal-fired electricity generation, across ...
