Energy Subsidies
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Tesla Gigafactory Falls Short of Local Job Projections
The Tesla gigafactory in Nevada has only produced a fraction of the jobs and investment originally projected by the state Governor’s Office of Economic ... -
Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeJurisdictions
Loss of Renewables Subsidies Could Spur UK Solar-Plus-Storage
Renewable energy subsidy cuts in the United Kingdom could make solar-plus-storage projects more attractive, according to analysis by distribution system operator Western Power Distribution. -
Climate & SocietyClimate DenialCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesHuman Rights & MigrationJobsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Climate Deniers ‘Will Be Pretty Lonely,’ Obama Warns [As It Happened]
In his final State of the Union address January 12, U.S. President Barack Obama stressed the need to accelerate clean energy development, eliminate fossil ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesJobsJurisdictionsPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Canada Needs Federal Incentives to Speed Renewables Deployment
The lack of a federal mechanism to support renewable energy deployment is a carry-over from the Stephen Harper era that distinguishes Canada from the ... -
Two-Year Lobby Campaign Produced U.S. Solar Tax Credit Extension
The effort behind the U.S. Congressional decision to reinstate the 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar energy systems dates back two years before ... -
Air & MarineBioenergyClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
British Airways Loses Supplier in £340-Million Waste-to-Biofuel Project
British Airways is looking for a new fuel supplier in what would have been a £340-million effort to convert 575,000 tonnes of household ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
‘Take Another Look at Solar’, Bush-Era Economist Urges Conservatives
There’s a conservative case to be made for solar energy subsidies, according to Vassar and Columbia behavioural economist Ben Ho, who served as lead ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesJobsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Time Running Out on British Columbia’s LNG Dream
British Columbia is running out of time on its promise to deliver significant investment in an emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, according to ... -
Air & MarineCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFirst PeoplesHuman Rights & MigrationJobsPost-Carbon Transition
Global Deal Goes Down to the Wire as Climate Hawks Dissect Draft Text
Negotiators were expected to work late into the night Wednesday at the United Nations climate summit, after French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius released a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy SubsidiesJurisdictionsPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Ontario Backs Electric Vehicles With Charging Stations
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne used the Paris climate summit as a stage to announce her province will spend $20 million of its recently announced ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Low-Profile Trade Deal Could Scuttle Clean Energy Support
All three North American governments, along with Europe, are in secret trade talks in Geneva that could handcuff their ability to induce a necessary ... -
Subsidies Mask the True Risk of Fossil Fuel Investments
Fossil fuel subsidies jeopardize private capital by masking the true risk of investing in potentially stranded assets, Carbon Tracker Initiative CEO Anthony Hobley said ... -
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TPP a ‘Dirty’ Deal for Climate: Sierra
Going through 6,000 pages of trade legalese—the contents of the draft Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement released in October—is no easy task. The Sierra ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
Sunset for Renewables Giant Abengoa?
While Spain pledged at the World Climate Summit in Paris to de-carbonize its national economy, its biggest renewable energy company, Abengoa S.A, is on ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySolar
Dubai’s Goal: Solar on Every Rooftop by 2030
One of the world’s richest oil sheikdoms will spend billions of dollars to harvest solar energy. The sun-drenched Persian Gulf city-state of Dubai, with ...
