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07 March 2021March 9, 2021Hatyja Nuriyeva

South Korea Climate Mitigation Policy Recommendations

Policy Recommendation #1: A modification of the emission monitoring system aimed at accounting for emissions from consumption (rather than production)...

07 March 2021March 5, 2021Abeer Abdulkareem and Amgad Ellaboudy

Climate Policy Recommendation: Strengthen Saudi Arabia’s Renewable Energy Program

Policy Recommendation: Strengthen Saudi Arabia’s Renewable Energy Program The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can achieve a noticeable reduction in its...

06 March 2021March 5, 2021Maria Stambler

Climate Policy Recommendations for Russia Include a Green Deal, Hydrogen Economy, and Microgeneration

Policy Recommendation #1: The Russian Green Deal The Russian Green Deal is an economic framework program that will help overcome...

06 March 2021March 12, 2021Peter Hansen

Nigeria Should Implement the “Energy for All: Solar Power Strategy” and Eliminate Oil Subsidies

Policy Recommendation # 1: Implement the “Energy for All: Solar Power Strategy” Policy Recommendation # 2: Eliminate Oil Subsidies Environmentally,...

02 March 2021February 25, 2021Sara Zetune

Mexico Climate Recommendation: Higher Ambition in the Emissions Trading System

Mexico recently published its 2020 National Determined Contribution (NDC), which leaves us a bit perplexed since it lacks ambition and...

01 March 2021February 25, 2021Andrea Bruno

Climate Mitigation Now: Three Strategies For Italy

Mitigating climate change involves reducing the flow of heat trapping greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere by either reducing sources...

28 February 2021February 25, 2021Ruby Orim

Indonesia Climate Policy Recommendation: Implementation of Hydro Based Energy Plan

Indonesia’s Hydro Based Energy Plan aims to have 30% of the country’s energy derived from hydropower by 2035. Currently, Indonesia’s...

27 February 2021February 25, 2021Pooran Chandra Pandey

India Climate Policy Recommendations Include Development of a Coal Phase-Out Plan

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) document published by the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change (Government of...

26 February 2021March 12, 2021Zahi Badra

Climate Policy Recommendations for Germany Include Increasing Carbon Pricing

Policy Recommendation #1: Increase Carbon Pricing, Especially in the Transportation Sector Policy Recommendation #2: Mandate That New Heating System Construction...

26 February 2021March 12, 2021Stephanie Tapolsky

Climate Policy Recommendation for France: Ban the Sale of Gas and Diesel Cars by 2030

Policy Recommendation # 1: Ban the Sale of Gas and Diesel Cars by 2030 France will ban the sale of...

26 February 2021March 12, 2021Brittany Demogenes

Climate Mitigation: Adopt Stronger Goals for the EU’s Market Stability Reserve Fund

Policy Recommendation # 1: Adopt Stronger Goals for the EU’s Market Stability Reserve Fund Policy Recommendation # 2: Adopt a...

26 February 2021August 1, 2021Annette Wiedenbach

Recommendations for Climate Mitigation in China: A Community-Based Employment and Development Program

Recommendation # 1: A Community-Based Employment and Development Program Program Recommendation # 2: A Clean-Tech Funding and Consulting Program for...

26 February 2021March 12, 2021Diane Szoller

Canada Should Extend Practices that Reduced Energy Demand During COVID-19 Among Other Climate Mitigation Recommendations

Policy Recommendation # 1: Extend Practices that Reduced Energy Demand During COVID-19 Policy Recommendation # 2: Steps to Increase the...

26 February 2021February 25, 2021Elis Cotosky

Brazil Climate Policy Recommendations

As mentioned in previous Climate Scorecard reports (1), the current Brazilian government is not doing much to mitigate climate change....

24 February 2021February 24, 2021Julian Atchison

Climate Policy Recommendations for Australia

Policy Recommendation #1: High-voltage Transmission Upgrades Policy Recommendation #2: A national Electric Vehicle Strategy that Supercharges EV Take-up Policy Recommendation...

04 February 2021February 1, 2021Stephanie Gagnon

United States Leads the Way in the Growth of Renewables for Power Generation

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the U.S. consumed a total of 4288.76 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in...

03 February 2021February 1, 2021Gwenyth Wren & Thomas Christensen

UK’s Electricity Sources Have Drastically Shifted Over the Past 30 Years

The UK has seen a 6% increase in electricity use since 1990. However, its energy production has decreased by over...

03 February 2021March 1, 2021Barış Can Sever

Turkey’s Electricity Consumption was 272.53 Terawatt hours (TWh) in 2018, a 443.65% increase over 1990 levels (Source: IEA)

Since 1990, Turkey’s electricity consumption has steadily increased with period decreases in 2001 and 2010. The country consumed 50.13 Terawatt...

02 February 2021February 1, 2021Wendy Paredes

Majority of Spain’s Electricity Comes from Fuels

In 2018, the total amount of electricity produced in Spain was 274.452 Terawatt hours (TWh), as outlined in Table 1...

02 February 2021February 1, 2021Abeer Abdulkareem and Amgad Ellaboudy

Saudi Arabia’s National Grid Still Largely Fueled by Carbon-Intense Energy Sources

Saudi Arabia’s electricity is primarily composed of fossil fuel sources—particularly natural gas and crude oil—with a small but increasing amount...

02 February 2021February 1, 2021Maria Stambler

The Majority of Russia’s Electric Supply Comes from Natural Gas

Following the collapse of the Society Union in 1991, total electricity consumption in Russia decreased rapidly only to gradually begin...

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