Energy Subsidies
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Adaptation Costs Triple While Countries Debate Climate Action
Climate change adaptation will cost up to three times as much as previous estimates, according to the Adaptation Gap Report released in Lima this ... -
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Plummeting Prices Make Solar, Wind Competitive with Gas and Coal
Unsubsidized solar and wind energy are beginning to compete with coal and natural gas in the United States, and the venerable New York Times ... -
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Global Energy Subsidies in 2012: Fossil Fuels $775 Billion, Renewables $101 Billion
The world’s governments spent $775 billion to subsidize fossil fuel production and use in 2012, compared to only $101 billion for renewable energy in ... -
‘Antiquated Accounting Systems’ Block Transition to Low-Carbon Energy
Fully accounting for the cost of fossil fuels will mean changing out “antiquated financial accounting systems” that skew the cost comparison between renewable and ... -
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Ontario to Issue Canada’s First Green Bonds
Ontario is about to become the first Canadian government to issue green bonds, with a $500 million offering expected to be released in the ... -
Green Bond Market Set to Grow 20-Fold in Two Years
The market for green bonds has increased ten-fold, from $2 billion to $20 billion, since 2012, and the non-profit Climate Bond Initiative expects total ... -
Clean Energy Canada Report Tracks Global ‘Energy Revolution’
Clean Energy Canada is “tracking the energy revolution” with an 18-page graphical report on the worldwide advance to a low-carbon future. -
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Institutional Investors Demand Consistent, Dependable Carbon Pricing Regime
With more than $24 trillion in combined assets, a group of 340 global institutional investors has issued the largest-ever call for a consistent, dependable ... -
Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Massachusetts Coal Blockaders
Citing climate change as “”one of the gravest crises our planet has ever faced,” Massachusetts prosecutor Sam Sutter has dropped charges against two anti-coal ... -
Van Hollen Proposes U.S. Climate Action Plan
A PROMINENT member of Congress has proposed a comprehensive national climate-change plan. -
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Do Developing Countries More Harm Than Good
Fossil fuel subsidies in developing countries distort emerging economies and overwhelmingly benefit “the car-driving urban elite,” according to a post earlier this month on ... -
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Do Developing Countries More Harm Than Good
Fossil fuel subsidies in developing countries distort emerging economies and overwhelmingly benefit “the car-driving urban elite,” according to a post earlier this month on ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Do Developing Countries More Harm Than Good
Fossil fuel subsidies in developing countries distort emerging economies and overwhelmingly benefit “the car-driving urban elite,” according to a post earlier this month on ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Do Developing Countries More Harm Than Good
Fossil fuel subsidies in developing countries distort emerging economies and overwhelmingly benefit “the car-driving urban elite,” according to a post earlier this month on ... -
‘Low-Carbon Energy Union’ Would Help EU Meet Climate, Energy Security Goals
The European Union needs a “low-carbon energy union” to reduce emissions and foster investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy, according to an advisory ...
