Sentences with phrase «says subsidies for fossil fuels»

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«His weak green light to renewable fuels, refusal to cut fossil fuel subsidies and his call for further imports, completely undermines last year's recognition of the need to end the nation's oil addiction,» she said.

These fossil - fuel subsidies have allowed these countries to distribute resource revenue, bolstering legitimacy for governments, many of which are not democratically elected, Krane said.

Hakima El Haite, Environment Minister of Morocco, candidate for the presidency of COP22, said: «Not only do fossil fuel subsidies put a strain on government coffers but they also don't help the poorest of society.»

Suffice to say that when you factor in all of the government subsidies and «externalities» (increased health costs from respiratory sickness, environmental degradation, etc; the stuff that we all have to pay for maybe not from our wallets but in our tax returns), the true price of fossil fuels is much, much higher than any individual or company pays.

«At a time when scientists tell us we need to reduce carbon pollution to prevent catastrophic climate change, it is absurd to provide massive taxpayer subsidies that pad fossil - fuel companies» already enormous profits,» said senator Bernie Sanders, who announced on 30 April he is running for president.

Sanders, with representative Keith Ellison, recently proposed an End Polluter Welfare Act, which they say would cut $ 135bn of US subsidies for fossil fuel companies over the next decade.

He said fossil fuel subsidies were endemic in the US: «Every single well, pipeline, refinery, coal and gas plant in the country is heavily subsidised.Big Fossil's lobbyists have done their jobs well for the last century.&fossil fuel subsidies were endemic in the US: «Every single well, pipeline, refinery, coal and gas plant in the country is heavily subsidised.Big Fossil's lobbyists have done their jobs well for the last century.&Fossil's lobbyists have done their jobs well for the last century.»

Kim said action was needed to create a carbon market, eliminate fossil - fuel subsidies and «green» the world's 100 megacities, which are responsible for 60 to 70 % of global emissions.

But we also said, will the fossil fuel industry support putting their subsidies on the Table for review?

So what we are really saying as scientists and technologists is that, how can we expect to have all the technological solutions in place — every single component — when there simply isn't a market demand for it; when the government is funding subsidies 10 to 1 in terms of fossil fuels to renewables.

Markus Trilling, finance and subsidies policy coordinator at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, said: «The current approach of the European Parliament to the future EU budget is clearly pointed in the right direction as it recognises how vital it is to make all EU spending work for the climate and to end any support for fossil fuels.»

He said the lower oil price might spur the use of fossil fuels but could also make it «more politically palatable» for some countries to cut fossil fuel subsidies.

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.

Some would like to see these subsidies end, but I'd say that fossil fuel subsidies should be cut first; that would save more money, and be fairer since they've been around for decades while renewable energy is still a relatively small industry.

As for recent rioting in Nigeria resulting from attempts to cut fossil fuel subsidies, Birol said that these really, «highlight that reforms need to be implement gradually and included targeted assistance.»

You have to pinch yourself when the government announces another new subsidy for the fossil fuel industry, not only because they so recently said that renewable energy should stand on its own two feet, but also because they're announcing this just days before the latest climate conference in Paris — at which world leaders will gather to try and hammer out a global deal to reduce emissions.

«Fossil fuel subsidies work against Canada's commendable progress in putting a price on carbon — they give money and tax breaks to the sources of carbon pollution that we're trying to scale back,» Amin Asadollahi, North American Lead on Climate Change Mitigation at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said.