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Mexico will likely fail to reduce its emissions by 50% by 2030
According to the latest assessment reports by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), countries must reduce their greenhouse gas...
Japan will fail to reduce its emissions over 2019 levels by 50% by 2030
In October 2020, Japan declared its goal of becoming “carbon neutral by 2050”. In April 2021, Japan announced a new...
Indonesia will likely fail to reduce its emissions by 50% by 2030
Indonesia has set an increased climate target of reducing its carbon emissions by 32% below the business-as-usual scenario (BAU) by...
India plans to reach the goal of 50% emissions reduction by 2030 over pre-industrial levels
Hypothesis: India will reach the 50% emissions reduction goal by 2030. Analysis: India updated its nationally determined contributions (NDCs). It...
France will come close to reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 if it does the right things
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a synthesis of its three-part Sixth Assessment Report in March 2023. The report...
EU On Track to Achieve 50% Decrease in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 if Member States Comply
The EU has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 and has outlined the steps...
China may be able to come close to a 50% 2030 reduction goal if the implementation of policy groundwork is intensified
The latest installment of the IPCC’s Assessment Report AR6 stipulates that countries will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by...
Canada Will Come Close to Reducing Its Emissions by 50% by 2030
The IPCC has underscored the urgency of countries reducing their greenhouse gas emissions (GGEs) by 50% over pre-industrial temperatures by...
Brazil’s goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 at COP 26 is contingent on slowing the rate of deforestation in the Amazon
At the 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in November ‘21, Brazil announced the goal of reducing carbon...
Australia has a revised target of reducing emissions by only 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, but even this goal may not be reached
In June 2022, the new Australian left-wing Labor federal government committed to a revised target of reducing emissions by 43%...
The US recently has been averaging $20 billion in oil company subsidies
The fossil fuel industry knew about the effects of CO2 on the planet as early as 1977 when their scientists...
Turkey Spent Over $200,000,000 in Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2022
Despite all the efforts to increase the share of renewable energy sources in the domestic energy portfolio, fossil fuel-based power...
An independent study found that Spain spent 3 billion Euros on fossil fuel subsidies in 2020
Despite EU member states laying out comprehensive climate action plans to galvanize momentum in phasing out fossil fuels by 2030,...
A Wide Range of State and Federal Subsidies Help Support Fossil Fuel Production in Russia
Fossil fuel production has historically played a vital role in energy balance and the industrial sector of the Russian Federation....
Nigeria spent $3.94 billion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2018
Like many other countries, Nigeria has a long history of providing subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. These subsidies were...
South Africa Spent ZAR 112.65 billion in 2020-21 on subsidies and bailouts to fossil fuels
The inventory in South Africa shows a total of ZAR 172 billion (USD 10.4 billion) of energy subsidies in 2020/21...
Mexico spent $16.6 billion in direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies in 2018
Fossil fuel subsidies have significantly contributed to Mexico’s environmental degradation, exacerbating climate change and worsening air pollution levels, among other...
Japan Spent $9.5 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2021
According to the Public Finance for Energy Database, Japan’s finance from major government institutions for fossil fuels totaled US$5.75 billion...
Indonesia spent 77.5 Trillion IDR in fossil fuel subsidies in 2022
According to Statista Research Department, in 2022, the Indonesian government invested approximately 77.5 trillion IDR in fossil fuel subsidies. This...
India’s subsidies for fossil fuels have dropped by 72%, however they are still nine times higher than renewable energy subsidies
Fossil fuel subsidies are intended to protect consumers by keeping prices low. Still, it comes with sizable fiscal costs, promoting...