Reports
Taxing Energy Use 2018 (OECD)
Emissions from energy use cause environmental and health damages and they also contribute to climate change. By charging for these damages, taxes on energy use can reduce excessive emissions, while
Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences (UN Environment/DIE)
The “Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences” report is a joint publication by UN Environment and the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). It illustrates how green industrial
Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in the WTO: Options for Constraining Dual Pricing in the Multilateral Trading System (ICTSD)
Fossil fuel subsidies harm the environment, add to health hazards caused by air pollution, and delay the energy transition. Scholars and practitioners have therefore been exploring ways to reform and
The Livestock Levy: Are Regulators Considering Meat Taxes? (FAIRR)
Practically every government in the world faces challenges when it comes to balancing their budgets, and an increasingly attractive target for revenue creation is a tax on goods deemed to
Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and the Just Transition: Integrating approaches for complementary outcomes (GSI)
This report articulates how fossil fuel subsidy reform (FFSR) can contribute to a just transition, and how a just transition framework can contribute to successful reform. The report explores a
India’s Energy Transition: Mapping subsidies to fossil fuels and clean energy in India (GSI)
India is the world’s third largest economy with a rapidly expanding population, and hence substantial increases in energy demand. India’s government is looking for ways to power further economic growth