Europe's Energy Portal » Natural Gas Prices, Electricity Rates, Diesel & Unleaded Fuel Costs. Environmental Working Group. Tricks of the Trade (2014) Shed Light on Corporate Political Spending - Union of Concerned Scientists. Union of Concerned Scientists Skip to main content Shine a Light on Corporate Political Spending Recent UCS research found that many companies obstruct climate action through their trade and business associations with no disclosure and accountability to policy makers, the public, or even their own shareholders.
Given the enormous influence trade groups can have over policy decisions, this lack of disclosure is dangerous. It allows corporations to delay or block policies to address climate change—and even allows them to publicly misrepresent climate science—with little to no scrutiny. The public deserves to know who is influencing policies that affect our health and safety.
The proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule is an essential step to do just that. The SEC rule would require publicly traded companies to disclose more about their political spending, including their support for trade and business associations. Learn more by reading our Tricks of the Trade report. DESERTEC Foundation: Start. Arab_future_energy_index_-_renewable energy. Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Energy bill expected to favour nuclear and gas over renewables | Environment. The energy bill is likely to favour fossil-fuel sources like gas, for which power stations can be built quickly and cheaply. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images A dash for gas, a major fillip for nuclear power and blows to renewable energy – these are widely expected to be the contents of the government's much-anticipated draft energy bill, the main contents of which will be outlined by ministers in the afternoon.
The nuclear industry is expected to be one of the big winners, with a set of policies designed to favour low-carbon power – which will, controversially, include atomic energy as well as renewable sources such as wind and solar. But renewable companies are concerned that they will lose out, because the current system of subsidies will be replaced with a complex new system of support that could favour big companies over their smaller rivals. This new system – known as contracts for difference – would allow companies to sign long-term contracts to supply electricity. Carbonfree small business program.