Australia
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News
Australian states and territories revolt over federal government’s coal power subsidy plan
The federal government is facing a revolt from states and territories over its plan to allow subsidies for coal and gas-fired power stations as part of reforms to shore up reliability of the electricity grid.
WTO Informal Dialogue Calls for Ministerial Declaration on Plastics
The Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade currently has 16 co-sponsors. Ambassador Chad Blackman of Barbados, one of the Dialogue’s co-coordinators, said the 21 June discussions
Opinion: As the US and EU get on with green recovery, Australia has missed a huge opportunity
The volume of funds being put forward in the federal budget is staggeringly low and can only be seen as window dressing f anyone had any doubts about the federal
Reports
U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report
The U.K. government is squandering an opportunity to move towards a zero carbon future by pumping billions of stimulus cash into fossil fuels and all but neglecting renewable energy, according
Remarkably adaptive: Australian cities in a time of growth (Grattan Institute)
According to a new report by the Grattan Institute, Australian cities are seizing up and no amount of new roads and rail lines is going to stop the squeeze. The
Taxing Energy Use 2015 (OECD)
This OECD report provides a systematic analysis of the structure and level of energy taxes in OECD and selected partner countries, which together cover 80% of global energy use. The