Only days after two US Senators proposed a tax on carbon emissions a senior official with the Chinese Ministry of Finance said that China plans to proactively introduce a series of new taxation policies that are designed to preserve the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. Writing on the … [continued]
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy Emissions from Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) have fallen to 10 year lows, as demand continues to ease and the amount of coal reduction falls because of the growth of renewable energy, which has reached its highest levels since the 1980s. In its latest … [continued]
Politically, it seems there are simply too many whack-jobs (aka Tea Partiers) in Congress to get a carbon tax passed… or to get almost anything sensible passed. But that doesn’t mean Americans wouldn’t support the policy. For example, a recent poll found that 93% of Democrats and even 66% of … [continued]
Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action in the European Commission since February 2010, gave a great keynote speech at the World Future Energy Summit (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week) a few days ago. Below are two videos of her speech and a text summary of the key points … [continued]
California has set the date and details for a second CO2 emissions allowance auction to be held February 2013, under the state’s cap-and-trade system.
This article has been reposted from RenewEconomy with permission. RenewEconomy passed around the hat this past week for a few ideas on what would be big in 2013 in clean energy in Australia. What emerged was a couple of key themes – the continued proliferation of solar PV and the growing interest … [continued]
Here’s some recent climate change, climate policy, and fossil fuel news for you, in case you missed it (a lot going on this past week): Climate Change, Climate Politics, & Climate Policy Showtime To Air Climate Change Series From James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger: “‘YEARS OF LIVING … [continued]
President Barack Obama has now signed a bill, which we previous wrote about, that would restrict U.S. airlines from paying a EU carbon fee that would have been charged for flying to the European Union. Notably, the fee has already been temporarily waived for non-EU airlines for 1 year. The … [continued]
A new report finds RGGI emissions auctions have created $617 million in clean energy and environmental investments for its nine member states. […]
A new study published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy shows that carbon pricing has the capacity to raise revenue in European countries and reduce their fiscal deficits more effectively than other taxes. The new policy … [continued]
