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UNEP-ECLAC SDG 12c1 Indicator Training Workshop
High-level presentation and technical training workshop on Indicator 12.c.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals for Latin America and the Caribbean – “Amount of fossil fuel

U.S. pledges to slash solar energy costs by 60 per cent in a decade
The cost of generating power from the sun has dropped more than 80 per cent in the last decade, making it competitive with plants powered

Emerging economies delay clean energy move as oil prices rise
Large economies have pledged at least $292bn in COVID relief for fossil-fuel intensive industries, researchers say. Rising oil prices are testing the developing world’s resolve

Fossil fuel companies get $62B a year in implicit subsidies, economist reports
Matthew Kotchen, an economist at Yale University, has found that fossil fuel companies in the U.S. are getting approximately $62 billion in implicit subsidies every

UK rules out public subsidy for East African oil pipeline
UK Export Finance will no longer back oil and gas projects overseas, shutting off a potential source of support for a major pipeline across Uganda

Fossil fuel producers directly benefit from implicit subsidies on climate and health consequences
Fossil fuel producers in the U.S. are directly benefiting from implicit subsidies on the order of $62 billion a year because of inefficient pricing that