The climate talks have been overshadowed by the controversy of
the Polish Government supporting a «coal and climate» conference on the sidelines.
Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that
the Polish government supported its coal industry with more than $ 840 million in tax expenditures and budgetary support in 2011.
Not exact matches
As Kleinrock shows us the first node in the Internet and talks about ARPANET, a
government -
supported data network that would use the technology later known as «packet switching,» Herzog doesn't interrupt his lively,
polished monologue.
«The
Polish Climate Coalition, a network of environmental NGOs, pointed out that while
Polish ministry representatives are giving their
support to the implementation of the Paris Agreement in Bonn, other members of the
government were working on a new set of coal subsidies that could be adopted next week.»
The People's Communique comes in contrast to the communique produced by a coal industry conference
supported by the
Polish government and attended by Christiana Figueres, the UN's highest ranking official on climate change.
Further, the new
support system has not been formally notified with the EU Commission prior to signing the term sheet, although it was clear that the EU Commission will accept PV auctions organised by the
Polish government as «test» auctions.