Sentences with phrase «in subsidies for renewable energy»

Compare that to IEA's estimate of $ 88 billion in subsidies for renewable energy in 2011.

In fact, the bill Obama voted for raised taxes on oil companies by $ 300 million over 11 years while providing $ 5.8 billion in subsidies for renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative fuels.

Not exact matches

Last year, Congress in a show of bipartisan support agreed to extend the federal subsidies responsible for the renewable energy boom through the end of the decade.

U.S. federal subsidies for renewable energy, which includes biofuels as well as renewable electricity generation, has declined by 56 percent since 2013, dipping to $ 6.7 billion in 2016.

Although the final tax reform policy keeps the subsidies in place, some market analysts have grown concerned that these developments — as well as regulatory hurdles for new wind projects — will prohibit or slow the rate of deployment of renewable energy by utilities in the U.S.

In a 184 - page letter to Catholic leaders released Thursday, Francis warns of «unprecedented destruction of ecosystems, with serious consequences for all of us» and recommends renewable fuel subsidies and maximum energy efficiency to combat global warming.

Under Cuomo, the PSC has undertaken an ambitious reimagining of the utility industry, called Reforming the Energy Vision, has backed subsidies for renewable and nuclear energy and has set up a ratepayer - funded program to invest in clean energy technEnergy Vision, has backed subsidies for renewable and nuclear energy and has set up a ratepayer - funded program to invest in clean energy technenergy and has set up a ratepayer - funded program to invest in clean energy technenergy technology.

Under Cuomo, the PSC has undertaken an ambitious reimagining of the utility industry, has backed subsidies for renewable and nuclear energy and has set up a ratepayer - funded program to invest in clean energy technology.

Victoria Ayling, who is standing for election in Grimsby, says she meant to say renewable energy subsidies

Among her plans of what she'd like to accomplish once elected: Promote / support bills in Congress that adopt clean sources of energy by helping to end the intricate system of public subsidies that keep dirty sources of energy artificially cheap, and promote renewable sources: solar, wind, and hydro; Protect waterways / drinking supply by reducing the risk of contamination and ensure that when contamination is found, the responsible parties are held accountable; Fight for public financing of elections; Work every day to overturn Citizens United.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA), which lobbies for more low - carbon power, said government infighting over subsidies was causing deep uncertainty in the industry.

There's a good article in Slate which lays out a case for shuttling some of the funds spent on subsidies for renewable energy into R&D instead.

The German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) still encourages such usage until 2019, e.g. by subsidizing the generation of heat from wood energy with feed - in tariffs or by granting investment subsidies for heating installations such as wood pellet or wood chip heating syEnergy Sources Act (EEG) still encourages such usage until 2019, e.g. by subsidizing the generation of heat from wood energy with feed - in tariffs or by granting investment subsidies for heating installations such as wood pellet or wood chip heating syenergy with feed - in tariffs or by granting investment subsidies for heating installations such as wood pellet or wood chip heating systems.

Fossil fuel interests are using their clout at the White House and in Congress to sabotage every renewable energy program that comes along, while make sure massive government subsidies, on the order of $ 100 billion a year when you count it all up, continue to flow to the fossil fuel industry (U.S. military expenditures are $ 500 billion a year, and good chunk of that is devoted to protecting overseas oilfields, for example).

Setting aside the fact that in many cases clean energy competes on its own merits — for instance in the case of well ‐ situated wind farms and Brazilian sugarcane ethanol — this analysis shows that the global direct subsidy for fossil fuels is around ten times the subsidy for renewables.

Postscript, 5:25 p.m. ** Via Twitter, I was pointed to a Heritage Foundation blog post by Joel Griffith criticizing Young Conservatives for Energy Reform for supporting renewable - energy subsidies and taking a sizable grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, which focuses in part on addressing climate cEnergy Reform for supporting renewable - energy subsidies and taking a sizable grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, which focuses in part on addressing climate cenergy subsidies and taking a sizable grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, which focuses in part on addressing climate change.

In the real world, your advocacy translates both into supporting specific policies (i.e., existing energy policies) and being against other specific policies (i.e., subsidies for renewables).

There will be some concern that renewable energy subsidies have now indirectly spawned additional support for coal and gas, and that both will raise European energy prices which are already some of the highest in the world.

In a compelling article in the Washington Monthly, «Get the Energy Sector Off the Dole,» Jeffrey Leonard suggests that eliminating all government energy subsidies and tax credits for non-renewable and renewable energy sources will level the playing field and allow the free market to drive new energy technologieIn a compelling article in the Washington Monthly, «Get the Energy Sector Off the Dole,» Jeffrey Leonard suggests that eliminating all government energy subsidies and tax credits for non-renewable and renewable energy sources will level the playing field and allow the free market to drive new energy technologiein the Washington Monthly, «Get the Energy Sector Off the Dole,» Jeffrey Leonard suggests that eliminating all government energy subsidies and tax credits for non-renewable and renewable energy sources will level the playing field and allow the free market to drive new energy technolEnergy Sector Off the Dole,» Jeffrey Leonard suggests that eliminating all government energy subsidies and tax credits for non-renewable and renewable energy sources will level the playing field and allow the free market to drive new energy technolenergy subsidies and tax credits for non-renewable and renewable energy sources will level the playing field and allow the free market to drive new energy technolenergy sources will level the playing field and allow the free market to drive new energy technolenergy technologies.

They are also determined to become the world's leading producer of renewable energy (Even though Germany and the US are currently trying to sue China in the WTO for giving subsidies to renewable energy industries.

For instance, public investments that enhance energy efficiency or that promote switching to renewable fuels would help buffer consumers from fluctuations in future fuel costs while also driving deeper greenhouse gas reductions than subsidy removal alone.

Most developed countries supported a text calling for a transition to a green economy that included phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, the use and production of renewable energies, and creating «green» jobs in this new economic model.

Furthermore, if the Administration is confident that renewable energy is affordable, it should be willing to remove the subsidies for all energy sources to see how competitive renewables are in the marketplace.

The main reason for the diversification of energy (with renewables) in the region is the increased demand for power generation and falling subsidies.

In addition to mandates, biofuels are boosted by subsidies, most notably the «Production Tax Credit» for renewable energy.

«Building one of the first subsidy - free solar projects of this size in Europe is a ground - breaking milestone; both for us as an international renewable energy company and also for the future of the European PV market,» explains Benedikt Ortmann, Managing Director of BayWa r.e. Solar Projects GmbH.

Renewable Energy World For at least the last 40 years, since the oil shocks in the 1970s, dealing with fossil fuel subsidies has been on the international agenda.

Now subsidies for renewable energy are being abandoned, too, in sensible jurisdictions.

Diverting any money to specific mid-stream market sectors (renewable energy for example — though a fan, we should eliminate all such direct subsidies) ignores that the majority of a consumer's carbon footprint is embedded in the products they buy.

Instead, Newsom pointed to government subsidies for other renewables and said he expects utilities, such as the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. — which signed the first U.S. commercial wave - energy contract with Finavera in December — and taxpayers to help foot the bill.

Savings from reduced consumer and producer subsidies can be used for large ‐ scale renewables, energy efficiency and public transport systems, and, in developing countries, toward the rural poor, through for instance cleaner cooking and lighting such as distributed renewables and clean cook stoves.

Up to 2011 (adjusted for inflation), the oil and gas industry received $ 446.96 billion in cumulative energy subsidies from 1994 to 2009, whereas renewable energy sources received just $ 5.93 billion.

Research institute Verso Economics reveals that for every «green job» created by taxpayer subsidy, 3.7 jobs are killed in the real economy and that, thanks to the artificial rise in energy prices caused by renewable subsidies, at least 50,000 people a year in Britain alone are driven into fuel poverty.

Variety of tax and subsidy connections Tax credits for investments in new (risky) technologies Feed - in tariffs for renewable energy Carbon pricing Insurance

«Elected officials and public agencies must put communities and the environment first, starting with removing special exemptions and subsidies for the oil and gas industry, while ushering in clean, renewable energy.»

According to the IEA, global fossil fuel consumption subsidies are over twice as large as subsidies for renewable energy in 2015, which amounted to $ 150 billion globally — $ 120 billion for non-hydro renewables for power generation and about $ 30 billion for renewables in other sectors, primarily biofuels.

Providers don't invest in these enough mainly because the subsidies and tax credits allow the renewable energy providers to suck off the profits and leave them holding the bag and taking the blame for outages when the wind doesn't blow and the sun don't shine.

«Germany has set up a system of legislation and subsidies to move away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy,» Martin Kaiser, executive director of programs for Greenpeace International in Berlin, told me.

In order to stay online, these reliable plants may require one or all of the following options for remedy: 1) further economic support to make up for losses in energy markets, 2) a new revenue stream from capacity markets, or 3) immediate termination of subsidies and mandates for renewableIn order to stay online, these reliable plants may require one or all of the following options for remedy: 1) further economic support to make up for losses in energy markets, 2) a new revenue stream from capacity markets, or 3) immediate termination of subsidies and mandates for renewablein energy markets, 2) a new revenue stream from capacity markets, or 3) immediate termination of subsidies and mandates for renewables.

Grameen Shakti, for example, is a rural - based renewable energy company in Bangladesh that was able to provide loans to customers at preferential rates through loan subsidies provided by the Bangladesh Infrastructure Development Company.

Favorable policies such as exemption in wheeling and banking charges, cross subsidies, and access to withdraw banked green power anytime during the 24 hours of business operations should be translated across all states to enable larger adoption of renewable energy for big corporates.

The government of Spain, a world leader in renewable energy, said it plans to cut subsidies for photovoltaic solar plants by up to 45 percent as it seeks to slash spending amid the economic crisis.

In the 2014 - 2015 procurement year, ComEd and Ameren paid a subsidy of about 1.15 cents per kwh for Renewable Energy Certificates under the RPS law;

The possible components of such an approach that would be relevant in the context of climate change include: a national renewable electricity standard; Federal financing for clean energy projects: energy efficiency measures (building, appliance, and industrial efficiency standards; home retrofit subsidies; and smart grid standards, subsidies, and dynamic pricing policies); and new Federal electricity ‑ transmission siting authority.

Conservatively it looks like his Climate Act of 2008, with its targets for carbon emission cuts, will cost us # 300 billion by 2030 in subsidies to renewable energy, in the cost of connecting wind farms to the grid, in VAT, in costs of insulation and new domestic appliances, and in the effect of all this on prices of goods in the shops.

Offshore wind is one of the few profitable options left in the market, after the British government cut subsidies for other renewable energies.

Turning their backs on the Paris Agreement, the ministers opted for a feeble renewable energy target, lax rules for ensuring that all EU countries contribute to the energy transition and massive coal subsidies in the EU's power market.

As a means of comparison, in 2011 alone the International Energy Agency estimated that global fossil fuel direct subsidies were worth $ 523 billion, compared to $ 88 billion for renewables.

Renewables» subsidies put sting into power bills The Australian Michael Owen 26 July 2016 Renewable energy output in Australia is subsidised by almost $ 3 billion a year, more than 19 times the amount for generation from fossil fuels, a report by an economic consultancy says.

The researchers suggested switching $ 500bn in subsidies for fossil fuels worldwide to renewables as a «cost neutral» way to fast - track the energy transition.