The fastest way to cut carbon emissions is a ‘fee’ and a dividend
A group of prominent politicians, economists and corporate executives is renewing its push in Congress for a plan that would tax carbon and refund all the money to Americans in payments of approximately $2,000 a year for a family of four.
the Washington Post
Coal collapses,overtaken by wind and solar
Europe has become a test-bed for replacing coal with wind & solar power, and the fast results should give reassurance to other countries that they can rapidly phase out coal too.”
Report Sandbag&Agora Energiewende
Waterstofproject Delfzijl € 11 miljoen EU
Een consortium van Nouryon, Gasunie en vier partners ontvangt € 11 miljoen Europese subsidie voor hun voorgenomen groene waterstofproject in Delfzijl. De gasinfrastructuur zal een faciliterende rol spelen in de energietransitie, omdat we steeds meer energiedragers, zoals waterstof, door onze pijpleidingen zullen transporteren.
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Our planet matters
The BBC has announced plans for a year-long series of special programming and coverage on climate change. BBC.com will launch Future Planet, looking at how people around the world are confronting the problems created by climate change.
BBC
IMF Price on Pollution
For advanced economies the revenue might be used mostly to cut taxes on labor and capital income, implying a retooling of the tax system rather than an increase in the overall tax burden. Another more promising and novel alternative to regulations is revenue-neutral “feebates,” which provide a sliding scale of fees for products or activities with above-average emissions intensity and rebates for those with below-average intensity
IMF
uRecycle®kiest Rotterdamse haven
De vestiging uRecycle® wordt de Europese hub voor verwerking van industriële- en draagbare batterijen. Nadat afgedankte batterijen zijn gesorteerd op basis van de chemische samenstelling, worden deze geshredderd. De geshredderde batterijen gaan vervolgens door een uitgebreid zeef- en filterproces waarna het product ‘zwarte massa’ ontstaat. Dit bevat een aantal stoffen, zoals zink, mangaanoxiden, kobalt, nikkel en andere metalen, die voor de industrie waardevol zijn in nieuwe toepassingen.
PortofRotterdam
‘Greta Thunberg effect’ fourfold increase carbon reducing
Growing concern about the climate crisis and the “Greta Thunberg effect” are driving huge increases in individuals and businesses choosing to offset their emissions by investing in carbon-reducing projects in developing countries. ClimateCare remains clear in its call for mandatory carbon pricing and mitigation for large corporations and industries like aviation
The Guardian
Firms ignoring climate crisis will go bankrupt
Mark Carney, Bank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency. Companies and industries that are not moving towards zero-carbon emissions will be punished by investors and go bankrupt.
The Guardian
20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
The The Guardian today reveals the 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era.
The Guardian
Nederland subsidieert met 2,5 miljard euro fossiele brandstoffen
De Europese Commissie laat zien dat Nederland 2,5 miljard euro per jaar aan fossiele subsidies uitgeeft, de Nederlandse regering ontkent dit.
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