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On carbon pricing, policymakers are now thinking beyond emissions trading
By Dave Keating Changes taking place in the UK and US could force a rethink of the EU’s flagship climate policy, the Emissions Trading Scheme. When the ETS was set up
France sees EU-US push for carbon tax under Biden
Environment minister Barbara Pompili expects more pressure on China over climate pledges Victor Mallet and David Keohane in Paris DECEMBER 3 2020 Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House in January will give the
Better Energy, Industriens Pension eye 1 GW of zero-subsidy solar
December 3 (Renewables Now) – Denmark’s Better Energy A/S has tied up with domestic pension fund Industriens Pension to jointly install 1 GW of solar parks in Denmark, and possibly
Climate goals need 6% yearly fossil fuel cuts, UN says
PARIS (AFP) – Oil, gas and coal production must fall six percent a year in order to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations warned Wednesday, even as high-polluting nations
The world is ‘doubling down’ on fossil fuels despite climate crisis – UN report
Production must fall by 6% a year to avoid ‘severe climate disruption’ but Covid-19 funding is supporting increases The world’s governments are “doubling down” on fossil fuels despite the urgent
Biden plan to end U.S. fossil fuel subsidies faces big challenges
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to end U.S. fossil fuel subsidies worth billions of dollars a year for drillers and miners could be hard to keep
Fossil fuel subsidies must be halted in Ireland
Some €2.4 billion in direct subsidies and revenue foregone supported fossil fuel activities in Ireland in 2018, according to the CSO, an increase of 8 percent in 2017 Jennifer Whitmore
WTO fisheries subsidies: Few developing nations seek complete exemptions for poor fishermen
These countries have also sought more time to implement the norms or disciplines, which would be finalised after complete negotiations, on the prohibition of subsidies for fishing activities in Exclusive
Why agricultural subsidies worsen air pollution in North India
Agriculture is not the only reason for pollution but the irony of agricultural pollution is that taxpayers are essentially paying for it through a system of subsidies, write Jessica Seddon
