News Article November 18, 2015
10 Graphs That Explain Why Fossil Fuel Subsides Have Got to Go
Fossil fuel subsidies take up a huge chunk of countries’ budgets and the world’s GDP.
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- News Article November 17, 2015
Press release: Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform – Lessons From 15 Countries
A new paper by the New Climate Economy identifies the lessons learned from past attempts to reform fossil fuel subsidies, explores why progress has been slow, and outlines the principles for successful reform.
- News Article November 4, 2015
G20 must lead on energy efficiency, says New Climate Economy
New research from the New Climate Economy shows that raising energy efficiency standards in the G20 and around the world could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 6.9 Gt CO2e per year by 2030, more than the current annual emissions of the United States. These emissions reductions would be accompanied by economic savings in appliances, buildings, industry, and transport.
- News Article October 28, 2015
Press release: Transforming Energy in Africa could spur development, reports find
Victoria Falls, October 28, 2015: New research from the New Climate Economy outlines opportunities to transform and expand the supply of energy in Africa, spurring development and reducing negative health and environmental effects. The two papers on investment in the electric grid and clean cookstoves were launched today at the Climate Change and Development in Africa conference in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
- News Article October 22, 2015
Press Release: Montreal Protocol best way to reduce super pollutant HFCs, says New Climate Economy
Phasing down hydrofluorocarbons from refrigerators and air conditioners is technically feasible and economically attractive22 October 2015 – A new paper from the New Climate Economy recommends that Parties to the Montreal Protocol approve an amendment to phase down Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a fast mitigation action that could avoid the equivalent of up to 200 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050, and up to 0.5°C of warming by the end of the century. By 2030, the HFC amendment could avoid 1.7 Gt CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions per year, more than the current annual emissions of Japan.
- News Article October 19, 2015
Commentary: The $90 trillion question
We must set course to a low-carbon future if we are to avoid the immense risks of climate change, write Ángel Gurría, Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Lord Nicholas Stern in CNN.
- News Article October 14, 2015
Commentary: Africa’s Urban Opportunity
Today’s innovations also remind us that the best responses to climate change are those that address people’s daily needs, including, in the African urban context, creating the type of jobs that local unemployed people can fill, write Trevor Manuel and President Felipe Calderón in Project Syndicate.
- News Article October 7, 2015
Press Release: Carbon pricing can work and now is the time to expand it across the world
A new paper, Implementing effective carbon pricing, from the New Climate Economy shows that carbon pricing works and doesn’t harm the economy. It urges developed and emerging economies, with the G20 in the lead, to commit to introducing carbon prices of roughly comparable levels by 2020.
- News Article September 10, 2015
Commentary: Building a Brighter Future — Powered by Renewable Energy
It is becoming clear that renewables and enhanced energy efficiency, not fossil fuels, will be the solutions to energy poverty, writes Helen Mountford in The Huffington Post.
- News Article September 9, 2015
Press Release: Improving efficiency through international standards can cut fast-rising emissions in aviation and shipping, new report finds.
A new paper from the New Climate Economy shows there is large untapped potential for fuel efficiency gains in both aviation and shipping sectors that would cut costs and reduce emissions. International aviation and shipping have grown dramatically in the last few decades along with their emissions: aviation and shipping now produce 5% of global CO2 emissions, and by 2050, that share could rise to as much as 32%. Much of the potential to reduce emissions in aviation and shipping can be unlocked through existing technologies and practices that leading companies in each sector have already embraced. However, as this new paper shows, market failures and political barriers are hindering progress.