Keyword: renewable energy

Europe

Energy Sources

This week's IGM European Economic Experts Panel statements: A)  Subsidizing renewable energy sources is better than taxing fossil fuels, assuming the subsidy or tax would be set at levels that would reduce carbon emissions by an equivalent amount. B)  Germany’s solar-energy subsidies to date have produced net social benefits for Germany. C)  Solar-energy subsidies to date in Germany and other countries have produced net social benefits for the world.