TENDERING: Consulting services to design carbon tax for Energy Community Contracting Parties
The Energy Community Secretariat has published a public call for the provision of consulting services to design carbon pricing for the Energy Community Contracting Parties, setting November 25 as the deadline to file bids. The Energy Community Secretariat is looking for qualified consultants to carry out a study on carbon tax design for the Energy […]
Energy Community Contracting Parties pour EUR 2.4 billion annually into coal power plants, mines
The Energy Community Contracting Parties support electricity generated from coal with some EUR 2.4 billion in direct and certain types of indirect subsidies annually, the preliminary results of the Energy Community Secretariat’s study reveal. The study concludes that with the elimination of state aid via direct subsidies to coal and introduction of a carbon price, […]
Carbon Tracker: 42% of global coal-fired power plants unprofitable
Around 42% of global coal capacity is already unprofitable because of high fuel costs, while it costs more to run 35% of coal power plants than to build new renewable generation facilities, finds Carbon Tracker’s study of the profitability of 6,685 coal-fired power plants worldwide, representing 95% (1,900 GW) of all operating capacity and 90% […]