Energy Subsidies
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Coal Is Still Losing the War That Never Was
Donald Trump has made much of ending the “war” that he has long asserted was being waged against coal by the previous administration led ... -
Sun Shines on Solar in Trump Country
Donald Trump’s efforts to breathe life back into his country’s coal industry hasn’t been going very well, but something’s definitely growing in Trump country: ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydropowerLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
BC Hydro’s Site C Dam on Shaky Ground, Financially and Literally
Another expert is weighing in to challenge the economic claims for BC Hydro’s beleaguered Site C hydroelectric project, even as the Crown-owned enterprise admits ... -
Canada Needs Data, Direction, Funding to Reach Clean Building Goals
Canada could lead in the development of next-generation, low-carbon buildings, Quebec’s Équiterre and Alberta’s Pembina Institute say in a new joint report that offers ... -
Free Market Economist Blames Megaproject Overruns on Public Ownership
Writing in the U.S. hedge fund-owned Financial Post, an economist with the right-wing Consumer Policy Institute notices a problem with the over-budget cost of ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesLegal & Regulatory
Canada Unready for Climate Change, Dawdling on Emissions Goals: Environment Commissioner
The federal Liberal government’s bold climate announcements since taking office in 2015 have not been matched by action, Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesOil & GasWind
EU Fossil Subsidies Dwarf Renewable Energy Investment
European governments and the European Union are doling out more €112 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies, nearly half of the total in ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & Studies
Coalition Urges World Bank to Disclose Carbon Footprint
A coalition of international climate and aid organizations is pressing the World Bank and other major development banks to disclose their carbon footprints, as ... -
Senate Committee Chair Cites Canadians’ Lifestyles as Barrier to Decarbonized Grid
Canadians’ lifestyles are the biggest barrier to decarbonizing the country’s power sector, the chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & Studies
Coalition Presses World Bank to End Fossil Investments [Campaign]
A coalition of international climate organizations is turning up the heat on the World Bank this week, urging the massive multilateral institution to redirect ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
New Job Opportunities Don’t Match Losses in Canada’s Oilpatch
Efforts to move unemployed Canadian oilpatch workers into green energy and other alternative careers aren’t keeping up with the employment needs of more than ... -
Begging for Bailouts: U.S. Coal on Shaky Ground, While Industry Surges in Japan
The U.S. coal industry is continuing to crash, with at least three major companies banking on recovery strategies that essentially depend on government subsidies ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Governments Spent $5.3 Trillion in 2015 to Subsidize Fossils, Pay for the Damage
Governments spent US$5.3 trillion to subsidize fossil fuels in 2015 and pay for their economic impacts, adding up to an eye-popping 6.5% of global ... -
Newest Republican Governor Asks Trump for $15-Per-Ton Coal Bailout
This time last week, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice was an identified Democrat. On Thursday, he very publicly became a Trump Republican. Now he ... -
Heritage Foundation Joins Fight Against New U.S. Solar Tariffs
Some unexpected allies are signing on to the effort to dissuade the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on solar panels imported into the United ...
