Energy Subsidies
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Climate & SocietyCoalEnergy SubsidiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Solar Poised to Triple Output Between 2014 and 2017
Solar production in the United States will nearly triple between 2014 and 2017, as natural gas takes its place as the country’s dominant electricity ... -
Climate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearUnited States
$600-Million Bailout Rewards Ohio Utility’s Bad Bets on Coal
Ratepayers will pay up to US$600 million over three years for a bailout the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) unanimously approved last week ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
White House May Freeze Extraction Leases on Federal Land, Slash Fossil Subsidies
With 75 Parties now on board, including the US, China, India and the European Union, the Paris Agreement is set to enter into force ... -
Canada’s Fossil Subsidies Would Pay for 16 Million Overnight Hospital Stays
Eliminating subsidies to the oil, gas, and coal industries could be worth almost $100 in the pocket of every Canadian every year, the Winnipeg-based ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & Studies
Paris Success Depends on ‘Greening’ $90 Trillion in Infrastructure Investment Through 2030
The $90 trillion set to be invested in infrastructure over the next 15 years will be crucial to the drive for greener economic growth ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergyUnited StatesWind
Xcel Invests $2 Billion for 1.5 GW of New Wind in Upper Midwest
Xcel Energy announced late last month that it will invest US$2 billion to build eight to 10 wind farmstotalling 1.5 GW of new capacity, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Wynne Extends HST Olive Branch on Hydro Rates
After months of criticism both partisan and non, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne issued an olive branch Monday to consumers fuming over high electricity bills, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesInternationalJurisdictions
G20 Sets No Deadline to Support Paris Deal, End Fossil Subsidies
The leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies have again declared their determination to support the Paris climate accord and stop subsidizing fossil fuels, ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInsurance & LiabilityInternationalJurisdictions
Global Insurers Worth $1.2T Demand an End to Fossil Subsidies
Three of the world’s biggest insurers have called on G20 leaders to implement a timeframe for the end of fossil fuel subsidies when they ... -
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G20 Faces Push for Firm Deadline on Fossil Subsidy Phase-Out
With green finance on the agenda, there are three steps G20 leaders meeting in Hangzhou, China can take to beef up their commitment to ... -
Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergyWind
Offshore Wind Surges as Alternative to Hinkley Nuclear Plan
The UK could produce about as much electricity from offshore wind with the £18 billion it had planned to spend on the troubled Hinkley ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
New York Subsidizes Nuclear, Boosts Renewables to 50% by 2030
New York’s Public Service Commission (PSC) has adopted a Clean Energy Standard that requires all the state’s coal plants to close by 2020 and ... -
Climate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySolar
Solar Subsidy Cut Killed 12,000 Jobs, But UK Scene May Be Shifting
The United Kingdom has lost more than 12,000 solar jobs since its Conservative government announced last May that it would slash subsidies that amounted ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
BETRAYAL: UN Envoy Slams UK, Germany Backtracking on Paris Agreement
The United Kingdom and Germany are betraying the spirit of the United Nations climate agreement in Paris by continuing to subsidize fossil fuels, says ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsUnited States
U.S. Energy Storage Tax Credit Aims for Bipartisan Support
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) are hunting for bipartisan backing for an energy storage investment tax credit they plan to ...
