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How European Climate Policy Can Bolster Energy Efficiency Measures

3BL Media

Decarbonizing the global economy means lessening our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing dramatically our use of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower. However, renewables and electrification alone can’t realize the EU’s net-zero ambition. C above pre-industrial levels.

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'Mostly a win' for clean energy, Budget 2023 fails to end fossil fuel subsidies

Corporate Knights

‘Opportunity of a lifetime’ In her speech to the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon, Freeland framed the 2023 budget as part of “the most significant economic transformation since the Industrial Revolution,” in which Canada’s major trading partners are investing heavily in the clean economy and net-zero industries.

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