Reports
Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama (OCI)
This report by Oil Change International examines subsidies provided to the fossil fuel industry in the U.S. every year. The report estimates that in 2013, the U.S. federal and state governments provided
Fossil Fuels – At What Cost? Government support for upstream oil and gas activities in Norway (IISD)
This report for the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) prepared by Pöyry Management Consulting (Norway) AS (Econ Pöyry) investigates potential subsidies to the upstream oil and gas industry in
The FASTER principles for successful carbon pricing (World Bank and OECD)
This report by the World Bank and the OECD sets out key principles for designing successful and cost-effective carbon pricing policies based on global experiences in implementing carbon pricing mechanisms and insights
Environmentally Harmful Subsidies In Germany 2014 (Umweltbundesamt)
This report by the Federal Environment Agency of Germany estimates that environmentally harmful subsidies in Germany amounted to more than €52 billion in 2010 across energy supply and use, transport, construction and housing, agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The
Fossil fuel subsidy reform in sub-Saharan Africa: from rhetoric to reality (NCE and ODI)
This New Climate Economy working paper examines energy subsidies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) related to the production and consumption of fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal), and outlines opportunities and processes
Empty promises: G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production (ODI and OCI)
This report documents the scale and structure of fossil fuel production subsidies in the G20 countries. The analysis finds that G20 country governments are providing $452 billion annually in subsidies