fossil fuels
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Iran’s Energy Subsidy Policy Is Dysfunctional; Clean Energy a Far Cry
EghtesadOnline: Given the highly contentious policy of subsidizing fossil fuels, clean energy will not get the voice and space it deserves, a board member of Iran Renewable Energy Association…
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Legacy of Dutch Disease in Iran's Economy
EghtesadOnline: It was a strongly-held belief that the abundance of natural resources (such as fossil fuels and certain minerals) in a country engenders economic growth.
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Zanganeh Proposes Motorbike’s Fuel Conversion to CNG
EghtesadOnline: To curb air pollution and reliance on fossil fuels, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has set forth a plan to convert carbureted motorcycles into using compressed natural…
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Iran: Power Plants Not Big Polluters
EghtesadOnline: Thermal power plants have a small share in air pollution as almost all use gas, and emissions from gas combustion are way below those from other fossil fuels like diesel and mazut,…
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Bleak Prospects for Renewables in Iran
EghtesadOnline: As long as electricity prices (generated with the help of fossil fuels) are not modified, plans to expand renewable energies will not materialize.
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Air Pollution Deadlier Than Smoking or War
EghtesadOnline: US researchers have said that air pollution, primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, is the world's top killer.
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Iran Renewable Electricity Output Exceeds 2.7 Billion kWh
EghtesadOnline: Iran has produced 2.72 billion kilowatts-hour from renewables in the past nine years, in its stable and steady bid to shift focus from fossil fuels to greener energies.
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Shell studies green energy deals to prepare for future after oil
EghtesadOnline: Royal Dutch Shell, the world's second-biggest publicly listed oil company, is studying acquisitions in the green energy sector, its CEO told Reuters, as it bows to shareholder…