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- Stop blaming ‘both sides’ for America’s climate failures | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 5 Mar 18, 10:00pmThe fault lies entirely with the GOP. Focus on fixing it, not laying blame where it doesn’t belong
- Yorkshire coal plant to close with loss of 130 jobs Fri, 2 Feb 18, 9:25pmEggborough’s failure to get capacity market contract proved final straw for power station
- Yorkshire coal plant to close with loss of 200 jobs Fri, 2 Feb 18, 9:25pmEggborough’s failure to get capacity market contract proved final straw for power station
- Natural gas killed coal – now renewables and batteries are taking over | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 29 Jan 18, 10:00pmTo avoid dangerous climate change, we can’t rely on natural gas replacing coal
- No subsidies for green power projects before 2025, says UK Treasury Thu, 23 Nov 17, 3:48amGovernment accused of ‘turning their back on renewables’ after saying there will be no more money for new low-carbon levies
- Coal-fired plant shifted $1bn offshore while pocketing $117m from Australian taxpayers Thu, 9 Nov 17, 5:00amPayment to owner of Loy Yang B – one of country’s dirtiest plants – was compensation for short-lived carbon tax
- Americans want a tax on carbon pollution, but how to get one? | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 23 Oct 17, 9:00pmA new study finds that Americans are willing to pay an extra $15 per month on energy bills to tackle climate change.
- UK energy firms call on chancellor to boost carbon tax Mon, 23 Oct 17, 4:01pmSSE and Drax tell Philip Hammond they need longer-term clarity on price floor if they are to replace coal power plants
- Australia’s new NEG National Energy Plan hides a carbon tax, international carbon credits Thu, 19 Oct 17, 4:47pmGraham Lloyd points out we are back where started — a national plan involving international carbon credits: RepuTex analyst Hugh Grossman says the NEG, in effect, will establish a de facto price on greenhouse gas...
- The war on coal is over. Coal lost | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 16 Oct 17, 9:00pmCoal can’t compete with cheaper clean energy. The Trump administration can’t save expensive, dirty energy.
- Ontario greenhouses could lose $10M because of new cap-and-trade rules Fri, 7 Jul 17, 12:29amOntario, Canada has 2,900 acres of greenhouses that export over $1 billion of cucumbers, tomatoes, and green peppers to the United States. But greenhouse growers are saying they'll suffer under the province's new climate...
- How Australia bungled climate policy to create a decade of disappointment | Mark Butler Wed, 5 Jul 17, 4:00amUnlike the UK, Australia has never had climate consensus – and it’s been costly, argues Labor frontbencher Mark Butler in an extract from his book, Climate Wars
- Angela Merkel Reflects Fear and Loathing Amid EU Elites… Tue, 4 Jul 17, 9:00amInteresting Analysis at The Conservative Treehouse. I’m only posting only a small portion. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered some rather strongly worded remarks in advance of the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg...
- Claim: Carbon Taxes are Not Punitive, they Just Change Behaviour Wed, 21 Jun 17, 7:46pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall Apparently carbon taxes are not punitive, because anyone who wants to save money on carbon taxed gasoline can always purchase an electric car...
- Daily Telegraph: There is No Such Thing as Affordable Renewable Energy Sun, 18 Jun 17, 7:42amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Awareness is slowly permeating through the media that renewables inevitably lead to higher electricity prices – and that the Australian energy grid is in deep trouble...