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With the oil in the dumps, the world considers ending fossil-fuel subsidies (Electrek)
2020-05-25
This article examines the possibilities to end fossil-fuel subsidies as global oil prices have decreased substantially. To read the full article, refer to the Electrek website.
Spend fossil-fuel subsidies on pandemic relief and the poor (Eco-Business)
2020-05-25
Many developing countries have long maintained fuel subsidies because they are politically impossible to abandon, owing to the sticker shock that the public encounters at the pump as soon as
Mining Tax Policy Responses to COVID-19 (IGF)
2020-05-05
Efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus and support those directly impacted are of utmost importance. Around the world, governments are taking unprecedented actions to limit the spread of the virus—adopting
