“Fiscal policies should be center stage in getting energy prices to reflect the harmful and environmental side effects associated with energy use.” This is according to the latest research from the once-maligned International Monetary Fund, who have released their latest findings in a report entitled ‘Getting Energy Prices Right’. “Energy … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Science informs us about the environmental cost of our global fossil fuel habit – the IPCC recently reported that CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributed around 78 per cent of the total increase in greenhouse gas emissions between 1970 … [continued]
Originally published on DeSmogBlog. By Ben Jervey. No Matter How You Count Them, Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are As High As Ever The exact worth of massive global fossil fuel subsidies is incredibly hard to figure. There’s no real consistency in the definitions of subsidies, or how they should be calculated. … [continued]
This article originally appeared on the Mosaic website. By Rosana Francescato Last year climate change became reality for the United States. New York City flooded, a historic drought blanketed the Midwest, and we saw one of the worst fire seasons ever recorded. By July, the US had shattered over 40,000 daily heat records. The question now … [continued]
Reposted from Climate Progress: By Jeff Spross Between directly lowered prices, tax breaks, and the failure to properly price carbon, the world subsidized fossil fuel use by over $1.9 trillion in 2011 — or eight percent of global government revenues — according to a study released last week by the International Monetary … [continued]
More cleantech news from around: Solar Energy US Solar Financing on Brink of Transformation: “Financing of US solar projects is in the midst of a transformation, with new business models, new investors, and new financing vehicles gaining sway, according to new research by specialist research firm Bloomberg New Energy … [continued]
