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Government Subsidies And Untaxed Externalities. Is Elon Crazy Or Crazy Like A Fox?

November 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, fossil fuel subsidies, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:04:05 +0000

The first time I ever heard the phrase “untaxed externalities,” it was when Elon Musk used it more than a decade ago. It is a term of art used by economists to describe things that have a cost that the people who make things don’t have to pay. But they … [continued]

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Why Are You Paying To Subsidize The Fossil Fuel Industry?

October 8, 2024 admin 350.org, carbon emissions, climate change, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, investment, policy & politics, Sierra Club

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:14:18 +0000

How much are you willing to subsidize the government and prop up the fossil fuel industry? Governments across the world now spend a total of $2.6 trillion per year on subsidies that harm the environment, jeopardizing global climate and biodiversity targets. The public should not be paying at the pump … [continued]

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Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Subsidies and Financing for Fossil Fuels

August 12, 2024 admin air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, divestment, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, HEALTH, India, india solar power, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:23:47 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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IMF Head Advocates For End Of Fossil Fuel Subsidies At COP28 Climate Summit

December 10, 2023 admin cop28, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, green economy, imf, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 23:36:25 +0000

Fossil fuel subsidies can be put to a higher purpose, the head of the IMF told delegates to COP28 in Dubai this week.

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The Numbers You Should Know About CleanTech & The Climate Crisis

November 27, 2023 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, cop 28, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, investment, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:54:38 +0000

The global energy transition is progressing robustly, but it’s unlikely that timely climate goals delineated in the 2015 Paris Agreement … [continued]

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Massive Public Fossil Fuels Database Released

September 27, 2022 admin carbon tracker, climate change, Coal, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, global energy monitor, natural gas, Oil

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:00:35 +0000

New Global Registry of Fossil Fuel Emissions & Reserves

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Taxpayers Give $400 Billion To Oil Companies Each Year, Enough For 91 Tesla Gigafactories

December 20, 2019 admin Coal, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, oil subsidies, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, subsidies

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 01:15:53 +0000

The article, noting that we spend $400 billion on oil subsidies globally, indicates that taxpayers want their governments to stop subsidizing this rich, over-mature industry, yet politicians keep the money funneling toward them