Anti-carbon tax protesters wave signs and chant slogans as they block a westbound lane of the Trans Canada highway near Cochrane, Alta., on April 1, 2024.
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Never mind the carbon tax. Tax breaks and public spending for fossil fuel companies cost taxpayers billions every year and hurt the environment.
Nigeria’s labour groups stage a protest over economic hardship caused by the removal of the fuel subsidy in Lagos.
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Nigeria’s sudden and total removal of fuel subsidies was not the best strategy to use.
U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry, second from left, during climate negotiations in 2021.
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Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.
Fossil fuel emissions are still growing in much of the world.
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With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins.
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Our research shows the world is not on track to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals. But with decisive action, we can still achieve a fairer, more sustainable and prosperous future.
Not only is deforestation unsightly. Fewer trees also mean less precious carbon sinks to absorb anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.
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Any smart climate strategy will need to simultaneously move away from fossil fuels and protect biodiversity, including through carbon sink preservation and a shift toward sustainable agriculture.
How long should a solar subsidies, or any subsidy, last?
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Start high, drop fast and avoid the free-riders: How to design subsidies that can boost clean energy in the US and elsewhere.
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Fossil fuel subsidies from major economies nearly doubled in 2021, reaching almost US$700 billion. Here’s how Australia stacks up.
Texas is the No. 1 wind power producer in the U.S.
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While Congress considers new renewable energy incentives, Texas’ sprawling wind farms tell a story about renewable energy ownership in the US – and who benefits from subsidies.
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For expensive oil and gas to be politically acceptable, two things must happen.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland has left the door open to maintaining Canada’s position as a green leader among G20 nations.
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Canada has emerged as a leader among its G20 peers in terms of green fiscal stimulus spending and policies.
According to an IPCC analysis, planting trees can help keep global warming below 1.5 C.
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A tax credit for companies that invest in carbon capture technology would divert financing away from cheaper and safer climate solutions.
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Some promising proposals have been put forward, but most suffer either from a lack of ambition or a lack of participation from key countries.
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For a net-zero plan not to include a strategy to phase out this enormous contribution to climate change is an abrogation of responsibility.
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Saudi Arabia and soon Australia are making net zero pledges, but they have no plans to wind down fossil fuel output soon.
The United Kingdom will host the upcoming COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Rich nations need to provide far greater climate adaptation financing to low income countries and plug the holes that siphon their limited fiscal resources to tax havens.
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My new research shows Australia has spent more subsidising fossil fuel research indirectly via research and development tax credits than directly via grants.
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Rhetoric is hardening, but government policies still honour the special relationship with fossil fuels.
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The costs that fossil fuels impose on public health through air pollution alone are enormous.
People wave to presidential candidate Joe Biden’s bus as it passes through Latrobe, Pa. Biden received only 35 per cent of the votes in Westmoreland County.
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Some speculated that voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado and Texas would vote against Joe Biden because of his plans to phase out fossil fuels.