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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 COâ‚‚Â generated from using them is buried back deep underground.
Egypt President Calls on International Community to Support Global Green Recovery
Speaking on the first day of the inaugural Egypt International Cooperation Forum (Egypt – ICF), launched by the Ministry of International Cooperation, taking place in Cairo between 8-9 September, El-Sisi said: “No government alone can make this recovery possible. It requires the support of the international community and financial institutions to achieve the UN SDGs.” H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, today called upon the international community to unite and spark a “green recovery”.
Malaysia to have 1,000 EV charging stations by 2025
Malaysia is lagging behind its regional peers when it comes to AC charging stations and DC fast-charging stations and the lack of incentives is to blame. The country now aims to have 1,000 DC rapid charging stations in the next four years.
BRICS summit is likely to strongly oppose carbon tax proposed by EU
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa may strongly oppose the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) by the European Union at the 13th BRICS Summit on Thursday as the five developing countries will likely be the biggest losers from its implementation. In a veiled reference to CBAM, BRICS trade ministers last week cautioned that any measure to tackle climate change must be in conformity with multilateral trading rules and shouldn’t put arbitrary restrictions on international trade.
EU parliament committee approves farm subsidy reforms
The European Parliament’s agriculture committee approved a deal to overhaul the European Union’s huge farming subsidies, including new measures aimed at making agriculture greener.
The employment impact of a green fiscal push
The green investments in Senate-passed, bipartisan infrastructure legislation could, over several years, help manual laborers whose jobs are at risk as the world transitions away from fossil fuels.
90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN
Almost half a trillion dollars of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality.
Design of climate change policies needs to internalise political realities
Policy design and timing are critical to overcoming political costs to climate mitigation policies, as is the need to provide effective social insurance policies.
