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Obrador Administration Rolling Back Energy Reform in Mexico

January 2, 2020 admin AES Corp., baja california, Business, cels, Coal, comision federal de electricidad, Energy, Gas, International, international monetary fund, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Mexico, mexicoelectrico, news, Nuclear, obrador, pemex, peña-nieto, petroquimex, Renewables, vitol

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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The future of energy in Mexico is being shaped by the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who wants state-owned energy companies to have more influence over the country’s power

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IMF Advocates For Carbon Assessments

October 24, 2019 admin carbon fee, carbon pricing, carbon tax, climate change, economics, government regulation, international monetary fund

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:05:51 +0000

The IMF says a price on carbon is far more effective than government rules and regulations. It recommends a minimum cost of $75 per ton of carbon dioxide.

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US Subsidizes Fossil Fuels To The Tune Of $4.6, $27.4, Or $649 Billion Annually, Depending On Source

August 22, 2019 admin air quality, clean power, climate change, Coal, congress defense council, Fossil Fuels, imf, international monetary fund, Military, natural gas, natural resource, nrdc, nuclear energy, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, United States, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:45:05 +0000

In 2022, new wind energy will get zero financial assistance of any kind and new solar will get very little, while fossil fuels will continue to get $4.6 billion annually in the best possible accounting, $27.4 billion in a reasonable accounting and $649 billion in a full accounting including negative externalities

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Ex-IMF chief as he enters prison: ‘I ask forgiveness’

October 25, 2018 admin international monetary fund, international news, Latest News Stories, rodrigo rato, World

Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato is apologizing for his crimes as he starts a 4½-year prison sentence for misusing a Spanish bank’s corporate credit card.

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