Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: Behind the Scenes of a $400 Billion Waste
April 30, 2012 2 CommentsEver since the 1980s, during the early years of the environmental movement, there has been a call to abolish harmful subsidies. Technologies and industries harming the environment should no longer be funded by the public was the message. In the course of the last 20 years, especially since the 1990 Rio summit, this call has received more and more attention from the political mainstream, culminatin...
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Energy Efficiency, Policy Problem Child No.1
August 31, 201120% reduction of greenhouse gases until 2020 - We're on the right track. 20% renewable energy - Almost there. More than likely, the two first of the three 20-20-20 EU objectives will be achieved. But there is a third one. 20% reduction of energy consumption - Ouch! Accomplishing 20-20-20 Objectives by 2/3 In reference to the year 1990, all of the 27 EU member states want to reduce their energy consumption by 20% until 2020. But the current trend for 2020 promises a reduction of only 10%. Well, let's begin with the facts, the good facts first. We can expect an overall GHG reduction of 20...
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