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- Solar panels, battery rebates to be boosted in Victorian Budget Tue, 17 Nov 20, 3:21pmVictoria's solar rebate scheme gets a major boost in next week's State Budget, with thousands of rebates available for home solar panels and solar batteries, in addition to $250 cash rebates for low income earners to put...
- Climate activists demand budget plan for low-carbon future Sat, 7 Mar 20, 4:20amCampaigners press chancellor for clear signal UK government is taking Cop26 seriously
- Congress rejects Trump's renewable energy budget cuts Fri, 23 Mar 18, 2:02amCongress has reached a deal on the $1.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2018, an agreement that does not include the cuts to clean energy demanded by the Trump Administration. President Trump's budget proposal would have...
- Trump budget proposes huge cut to EPA and climate research Wed, 14 Feb 18, 11:51pmThe Trump Administration released its fiscal 2019 budget proposal on February 12, revealing a desire to deeply cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
- NASA International Space Station funding could end by 2025 under Trump administration Sat, 27 Jan 18, 12:56amThe International Space Station (ISS) was launched in 1998, and since then astronauts from around 18 countries have visited. Now, Donald Trump's administration could be aiming to end NASA funding for the two-decades-long...
- Emissions trading and refrigerated truck engines under scrutiny | Letters Sat, 11 Nov 17, 5:05amEmissions trading benefits big polluters, say Maxime Combes et al. And the UK Treasury continues to subsidise certain highly polluting diesel engines, say Matthew Farrow et alWhile the EU is extolling its “climate leadership”...
- Trump budget proposes 31% cut to EPA funding Wed, 24 May 17, 11:45pmPresident Donald Trump is still trying to take a swing at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The White House's most recent budget proposal, released yesterday, would cut money for environmental cleanup, clean air,...
- Neil deGrasse Tyson: Trump's anti-science budget will make America stupid again Tue, 21 Mar 17, 8:33pmPresident Donald Trump’s proposed budget eviscerates government funding for basic scientific research and development, taking a sledge hammer to education, health and environmental protection...
- Trump team claims funding climate change is "a waste of your money" Sat, 18 Mar 17, 12:51amPredictions that the environment wouldn't fare well under Donald Trump are already coming true. His budget proposal aims to slash Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding by 31 percent, tossing out climate change programs...
- Oil price plunge 'will lead to £1bn burden on taxpayers' Thu, 17 Mar 16, 6:29amGeorge Osborne introduces budget measures to help North Sea industry which is forecast to make losses until at least 2021
- The Guardian view on February’s record warmth: nasty weather for the time of year | Editorial Wed, 16 Mar 16, 6:03amAmid the pressing demands of immediate political crises it is easy to forget the long-term changes in the climate. But no country, least of all the UK, can afford to“Normally I don’t comment on individual months,” tweeted...
- George Osborne's budget marks his full transformation from green ally to foe Sat, 11 Jul 15, 2:04amWith the Lib Dems gone, the brake is off. New roads are to be built, fuel duty frozen and green taxes scrapped
- UK energy system is in thrall to giant utilities at customers' expense Fri, 10 Jul 15, 11:26pmGeorge Osborne’s budget is yet another knock to UK renewables. Let’s learn from Germany, where cooperation and a strong local energy sector thrives
- Levy on renewables a boost to fracking | Letters Fri, 10 Jul 15, 4:33amAs renewable energy producers have pointed out, the removal of their exemption from the climate change levy in Wednesday’s budget is likely to drive them from profit into loss, and thus put many of them out of business...
- George Osborne is saving green pennies, but spending nuclear pounds Fri, 10 Jul 15, 5:30amThe removal of the climate change levy exemption has shocked the renewables sector, when there are lasting questions about Hinkley Point’s expansion