Fossil fuel subsidies must be halted in Ireland
Some €2.4 billion in direct subsidies and revenue foregone supported fossil fuel activities in Ireland in 2018, according to the CSO, an increase of 8 percent in 2017 Jennifer Whitmore
Some €2.4 billion in direct subsidies and revenue foregone supported fossil fuel activities in Ireland in 2018, according to the CSO, an increase of 8 percent in 2017 Jennifer Whitmore
Agriculture is not the only reason for pollution but the irony of agricultural pollution is that taxpayers are essentially paying for it through a system of subsidies, write Jessica Seddon
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 26 2020 (IPS) – As the world’s leading economies direct trillions of dollars towards Covid-19 recovery packages, a significant proportion is going to fossil fuel industries without climate
Extent of State support for production and consumption activities revealed by CSO Eoin Burke-Kennedy The Government provided €2.4 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry here in 2018, according
Independent TD Denis Naughten has said that carbon tax funding acquired from the agriculture sector, is not reinvested in the sector. The Roscommon-Galway TD is leading the charge calling for
Elon Musk called for a carbon tax in Paris in 2015 during COP21, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Then Donald Trump won the presidential election. In 2015, Elon Musk called
Panelists noted that government support going to fossil fuels, including COVID-19 recovery packages, is much higher than support for other energy sources.Among recommendations to better address fossil fuel subsidies, Peter
Fossil gas will fall into the scope of the €672.5 billion EU recovery fund and “contradicts the Parliament’s multiple earlier commitments” to end fossil fuel subsidies, according to Europe’s largest
By Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, and Divya Mehra Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. However, macroeconomists have long ignored them
The UK Government is being urged to tax food producers according to the carbon footprint of their products, raising concerns that this cost would be passed onto consumers. Continue reading
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