Questions tagged [energy-policy]
Questions related to policies regarding the consumption, production and distribution of energy within a certain country. Use this tag alongside the country in question.
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How can persistently high US oil production be reconciled with goals to slow down global warming?
Global warming has accelerated in the last decade and even this year there were already quite some heat waves. For example over a thousand people died this year on the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca ...
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Why has the Cuban government invested little or nothing on biofuels?
After reading about the current crisis in the sugar industry in Cuba, I remembered that Cuba had recurring crises in its sugar exports since the fall of the Soviet Union.
At the same time, Cuba has ...
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What is the current US policy on Hydrogen as "green fuel" and how is the current administration promoting it?
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion For America’s First Clean Hydrogen Hubs, Driving Clean Manufacturing and Delivering New Economic Opportunities Nationwide.
According to some estimates,...
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Why is the Indian government incentivising Coal Gasification?
Recently, the Ministry of Coal in the Indian government has formulated a policy to promote coal gasification:
A provision has been made for 50% rebate in revenue share for all future commercial coal ...
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What happens to Scotland energy if it leaves the UK? [closed]
If Scotland leaves the UK and joins the EU, does its current arrangement with England change?
I understand the EU has some sort of a system to distribute energy among members. If Scotland becomes part ...
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Is it true that no other country provides subsidies for gas and power?
Bangladeshi PM said the following on Jan 18th 2023:
Hasina says industries must pay for uninterrupted supply as govt explains gas price hike
She then questioned subsidies for gas and power. “No ...
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Why does India import power from neighbouring countries like Bhutan & Nepal when the Indian government has declared India as a power surplus nation?
India has installed power capacity of over 400GW and has declared itself a nation of surplus power. Yet, the official website indicates that the country also imports hydro power from Bhutan and Nepal. ...
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Why does Australia spend $8 billion a year on fossil fuel tax credits?
The Australia Institute recently released a report finding that "Australian fossil fuel subsidies surge to $11.6 billion in 2021-22." Although there are many direct subsidies to the ...
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Why does the EU restrict the maximum power drawn by various consumer electronics instead of taxing them higher?
According to this article, EU restrictions related to various appliances will go into effect on 2023.03.01. If nothing changes, most high-end TV cannot be sold in the EU:
If nothing changes between ...
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Why don't countries welcome high energy prices to fight climate change?
There're lots of people who believe climate change is happening and think governments should take action to curb emissions.
Given that, it seems natural to welcome high fossil fuel prices - in fact, ...
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Why is Germany subsidizing the cost of electricity for everyone rather than only the poorest households?
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out a 200 billion euro ($194
billion) "defensive shield", including a gas price brake and a cut in
sales tax for the fuel, to protect ...
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Why is Germany still opposed to nuclear power despite the energy crisis?
Germany has recently announced that while they’ll keep two of their nuclear power plants operational during the winter, they’re still planning to shut them down in the spring. But why aren’t they ...
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When did EU governments sell their energy industries and grid to the private sector?
Yanis Varoufakis says that complex, secretive and disfavorable market "auction" laws have slowly evolved in the EU to the detriment of consumers and the benefit of energy companies.
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Plans on ban cryptocurrencies because of energy crisis
The Swiss government has issued a set of recommendations to deal with the current energy crisis, including a ban on heated swimming pools and saunas (which completely undermines the concept of a sauna)...
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Why is working from home/green commute not seriously considered by Western governments to tackle climate change and to reduce Russian oil use?
In the time of the pandemic, working from home was widespread in most European countries including the UK, which led to a drop in fuel prices. However, during the war in Ukraine, working from home was ...
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