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Back to homepageHard-earned reforms to fossil fuel subsidies are coming under threat
Worldwide fossil fuel consumption subsidies almost halved between 2012 and 2016, from a high point in 2012 of more than half a trillion dollars. But the estimate crept higher again in 2017, according to new data from World Energy Outlook
Read MoreG7 countries still heavily subsidising the fossil fuel industry
A new report has highlighted how member states of the G7 are failing to cut subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Released ahead of the group’s annual meeting, to be held this week in Canada, it highlights the failure to
Read MoreEurope is building more wind and solar without any subsidies
The French electric utility Engie announced that it’s going to develop 300 megawatts of wind energy across nine wind farms in Spain, backed by $350 million (€300 million) in investment. Here’s the key: It’s doing all this without government support.
Read MoreGlobal fossil fuel subsidies outpace renewable support
G20 spends $444bn a year to subsidise fossil fuel production Research discovered that G20 country governments’ support to fossil fuel production marries bad economics with potentially disastrous consequences for climate change. In effect, governments are propping up the production of
Read MoreElectric cars will be cheaper than conventional vehicles by 2022
Electric cars will be cheaper to own than conventional cars by 2022, according to a new report. The plummeting cost of batteries is key in leading to the tipping point, which would kickstart a mass market for electric vehicles, Bloomberg
Read MoreHere’s how much the world’s biggest economies spend on fossil fuel subsidies
The world’s 20 top economies spend more than $400 billion dollars each year propping up fossil fuel production, a practice that threatens to seriously undermine the world’s mitigation of climate change, according to a new report by the environmental advocacy
Read MoreFossil fuel subsidies: G20 spends billions to push us closer to climate disaster
The new report 2015 “Empty promises G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production” by Oil Change International reveals that the G20 spent an average of $452 billion each year in 2013 and 2014 to support fossil fuel production, despite
Read MoreEmpty promises: G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production
G20 country governments are providing $452 billion a year in subsidies for the production of fossil fuels. Their continued support for fossil fuel production marries bad economics with potentially disastrous consequences for the climate. In effect, governments are propping up
Read MoreNew analysis finds fossil fuel subsidies exceed Green Climate Fund support 40 to 1
New analysis from Oil Change International and Climate Action Network – Europe released today at the COP21 United Nations climate negotiations reveals that G7 countries along with Australia spend 40 times more on support for fossil fuel production than they
Read MoreFossil fuel follies
If the world is to avoid climate catastrophe, it will have to forego burning almost 90 per cent of proven coal reserves, plus one-third of oil and half of natural-gas reserves. But instead of implementing policies aimed at realizing that
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