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News
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.
Climate change: Hydrogen to create jobs – but is it green enough?
“Blue hydrogen” is made using gas, which is a fossil fuel. Part of the production process involves capturing the carbon. It is considered to be better for the environment than gas, but some carbon is still released into the atmosphere.
We Pay to Treat Waste Water, Why Not Waste Carbon?
The idea is simple. Companies that extract fossil fuels should be responsible for ensuring the same amount of CO₂ generated from using them is buried back deep underground.
Reports
From pandemic to Paris: the inclusion of COVID-19 response in national climate commitments
Both climate change and COVID-19 are global public health crises threatening lives and livelihoods, increasing poverty, exacerbating inequalities, and damaging economic growth prospects. However, with
Switching it up: The effect of energy price reforms in Oman
Fresh UNIDO-led research in collaboration with the World Bank provides concrete evidence that removing fossil fuel subsidies would not only make environmental sense but would also improve
Taxing Energy Use for Sustainable Development: Opportunities for energy tax and subsidy reform in selected developing and emerging economies (OECD)
Economic recovery programmes provide opportunities for countries to focus on strategies for pursuing sustainable development, while taking the necessary steps to mobilise domestic resources. Sustainable
Policy Briefs
Carbon Pricing: Essential But Insufficient
The Center for Progressive Reform recently published an issue brief that explains how carbon pricing is necessary, and then argues that it is both practically
Policy Brief on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Key messages: There is growing consensus that phasing out fossil fuel subsidies is an essential part of the green economy transformation, by sending the right
Stopping Payments to Polluters: Clearing the air with fossil fuel subsidy reform in China and India (GSI)
Addressing urban air pollution requires governments to reorient policies away from fossil fuel combustion. This Policy Brief by the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) explores one
