Green fiscal policies such as fossil fuel subsidy reform, carbon-energy taxation, emissions trading, air pollution taxes and green subsidies can play a critical role in limiting energy-related negative impacts on human health, air quality and the climate. By pricing harmful emissions and driving the transition to clean and low-carbon energy sources and increasing demand for renewable energy technologies.
This IMF Working Paper provides an update of evidence for developing countries on the magnitude of the welfare impact of subsidy reform and its distribution across income groups. The paper incorporates evidence
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
This New Climate Economy working paper examines energy subsidies, related to the production and consumption of fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal), and outlines opportunities and processes to support their
This paper examines how fossil fuel subsidies can impact on the deployment of renewable energy from an economic and political economy perspective. The results indicate that fossil fuel subsidies can act as
This paper outlines the opportunities that fossil-fuel subsidy reform offers for funding and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Southeast Asia, India and China.
This study for the European Commission (DG Environment) identifies and examines cases of environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS) across a range of environmental sectors and issues in EU Member States. The study also analyses examples
This study by IEEP provides an overview of experiences with carbon and energy taxes in a number of OECD countries. Through this examination of international experiences, it aims to provide insights
This study by IVM, VITO, IEEP and BIO for the European Commission identifies and quantifies government support to fossil fuels in the EU-28. The study finds that significant support is
The role of fiscal policy reforms in supporting climate change has been a topic of focus for the Green Fiscal Policy Network. The Network has issued a series of newsletters on
Climate finance aims to enable climate compatible development (CCD). However, in developing countries subsidies to fossil fuels (alone) dwarf efforts toward CCD through climate finance. This paper examines the separation of discourses on private climate
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