19.11.2018 – The meat industry’s attempt to block the mainstreaming of alternatives puts it in the same role as the fossil fuel industry. Instead, governments should stop subsidizing factory farming and
19.11.2018 – According to economy minister Peter Ziga, Slovakia will phase out subsidies for coal mines supplying one of the country’s most polluting power plants from 2023, sooner than expected. Read
16.11.2018 – An alliance of agri-food companies enlisted the support of Northern Ireland politicians to unlock an estimated GBP 800 million in subsidies for contractors. This has paved the way for
15.11.2018 – WTO members negotiating a proposed agreement to tackle harmful fisheries subsidies held a second cluster of meetings in November, hearing reports about brainstorming sessions in “incubator groups” and completing
15.11.2018 – Spain is proposing to ban fossil fuel subsidies, dump investments that encourage dirty energy use and will also drive lighter diesel and petrol vehicles off the road. And it
14.11.2018 – As countries negotiate rules for offsetting airline emissions in Montreal, the EU should reserve its right to impose stronger regional policies. Replacing the EU ETS with Carbon Offsetting and
12.11.2018 – When Californians voted to keep their state’s gas tax on this year’s election day, they bucked a disturbing international trend. Many experts think that carbon taxes — or
20.10.2018 – The Ministry of the Environment is planning to restore the subsidy for the purchase of electric cars, but make it available exclusively to businesses this time. Read the full
12.11.2018 – Germany’s finance ministry, led by social democrat (SPD) Olaf Scholz, has rejected environment minister Svenja Schulze’s (also SPD) plan to work on a national price on COâ‚‚ emissions in
12.11.2018 – New York electricity market stakeholders reviewed three separate studies to evaluate the implications of a carbon charge in NYISO’s energy markets. All three reports find similar reductions in
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