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Unpaid environmental damages from fossil fuels are a $600B annual subsidy
Consumers get most of the benefits of unpaid costs, but companies get a slice, too. Arguments about our shift to renewable power often focus on
Canadian supreme court upholds Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax
Canada’s supreme court has ruled that the federal government can impose a carbon price across the country, reports the Financial Times, despite the protests of
How to create twice as many jobs by integrating climate policies in COVID-19 economic recovery packages – An illustration from Cyprus
THEODOROS ZACHARIADIS, NESTOR FYLAKTOS, ELIAS GIANNAKIS, CONSTANTINOS TALIOTIS, MARIOS KARMELLOS, MARK HOWELLS, WILL BLYTH, STÉPHANE HALLEGATTE Everybody agrees that a strong policy response to COVID-19
One billion people live in cities shifting away from fossil fuels
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of cities working to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy surged in 2020, representing a quarter of the
Fast-Tracking The Energy Transition: Renewable Energy Subsidies
Ian Granit The price of renewable energy has been reduced significantly in the past years, incentivizing the transition from the world’s current fossil fuel dependency to clean
Want to cut emissions that cause climate change? Tax carbon
Carbon taxes are cheaper, more efficient than other policies, study finds by Ohio State University Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Putting a price on producing carbon
