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‘Green recovery’ from COVID-19 pushed at CEO summit
Business leaders pushed for a ‘greener’ economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as they warned about the impact of the climate crisis is an “even greater emergency.”
90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN
Almost 90% of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers every year are “harmful”, a startling UN report has found. This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, according to the UN agencies.
Thousands of scientists, academics call for fossil fuel ‘non-proliferation treaty’
More than two thousand leading scientists and academics have called on world leaders to commit to a new fossil fuel ‘non-proliferation treaty’, committing to urgently phase out the use of coal, gas and oil in response to the emerging threats posed by climate change.
Reports
Getting on Target: Accelerating Energy Access through Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (GSI)
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 calls on the global community to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Savings from the reform of inefficient
New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies (IISD)
Despite this significant public opposition, Canadian governments continue to hand out billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies, without disclosing to the public the value of the financial supports and
Taxing Energy Use 2018 (OECD)
Emissions from energy use cause environmental and health damages and they also contribute to climate change. By charging for these damages, taxes on energy use can reduce excessive emissions, while
