Is it a sin that electric car owners don’t pay gas taxes? No, not at all, but you’d never know it listening to some people squawk. There are anti-electric car types who think this is a huge deal, instead of kind of an embarrassing story for internal combustion cars. Let’s … [continued]
Originally published on FGI Publishing. By Dr. Timothy Cadman The good news about the Clean Development Mechanism was overshadowed by two early events as the Paris climate talks got under way. After the terrorist attacks, the French government banned the ‘Marche Climat’, which, it was predicted, would have over one … [continued]
This weekend, I rode out with friends to a COP21 side event that had been set up in an air and space museum at Le Bourget. The security here was more intense than usual. We were asked for our passports and business cards before being allowed entry. Eventually, we managed … [continued]
A new report has concluded that members of the G20 are providing $452 billion per year on fossil fuel production subsidies. Despite numerous pledges to minimize or cut fossil fuel subsidies entirely, and amid tremendous international and public pressure, member nations of the G20 major economies are doing all they … [continued]
Originally published on Same Facts. By James Wimberley There is a disturbing passage towards the end of the final book in C.S. Lewis’ Narnia septet: Aslan raised his head and shook his mane. Instantly a glorious feast appeared on the Dwarfs’ knees: pies and tongues and pigeons and trifles and ices, … [continued]
Friday marked the end of the week-long October international climate meeting (11th part of the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action) in Bonn, a runup to the first global climate change agreement in 18 years this December. As at previous meetings, … [continued]
A new report modelling the removal of fossil fuel subsidies in 20 countries showed such a move would reduce national emissions by an average of 11%. Rampant Fossil Fuel Subsidies The call for an end to renewable energy subsidies can often be heard reverberating around the world, with governments, lobbyists, … [continued]
An unprecedented alliance of heads of state, city, and state leaders, has called for countries and companies around the world to put a price on carbon. The call comes by way of the Carbon Pricing Panel, a group of leaders from around the world convened by World Bank Group President Jim … [continued]
The public and private global financing raised for climate action in developing countries reached $62 billion in 2014, according to the OECD. According to a new study released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and conducted in collaboration with Climate Policy Initiative, public and private finance that was … [continued]
The World Bank has concluded that carbon pricing schemes globally have almost doubled since 2012, and are now worth about $50 billion. In a new Feature Story on its website, The World Bank Group have praised the efforts of nations, cities, and businesses the world over, for implementing carbon pricing schemes. … [continued]
