This study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) assesses options for the reform of the kerosene subsidy system in India. Using household survey data, it analyzes current
This study, authored by Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), assesses the current status and challenges to extension of access to clean cooking fuel in urban India through a
In May 2016 the Government of Canada, along with other G-7 countries, committed to a timeline to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. These countries committed to ending fossil fuel subsidies
This paper by the Energy Security and Climate Initiative (ESCI) at the Brookings Institution and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Masdar Institute) reviews recent energy subsidy reforms in the United Arab
This study analyses the existing fiscal space for financing green economy investments in Kenya and how additional fiscal space can be created through the strategic use of revenues generated from
This project supported by the European Commission examines Environmental Fiscal Reform (EFR) initiatives in developing countries, focusing on five African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) countries (Burkina Faso, South Africa, Uganda, Barbados and Vanuatu), and identifies
This study simulates the welfare implications of a 2013 fuel subsidy reform in Ghana and the required scaling up of cash transfers to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal on poor households.
This background paper by Oxford Energy Associates (OEA) provides an overview of the extent of energy subsidies in the UK and how the UK compares internationally. The paper launched the
This paper by Earth Track reviews key issues related to the discovery of large natural gas reserves off the coast of Israel including how much to export, how to deploy revenues, how the
This Policy Research working paper is a product of the Energy and Extractives Global Practice Group at the World Bank Group. The paper provides an overview of experiences with fossil
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