Reports
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
Tackling Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Climate Change: Levelling the energy playing field (IISD and the Nordic Council of Ministers)
This report by IISD and the Nordic Council of Ministers modeled the impact of removing fossil fuel subsidies in 20 countries between 2015 and 2020. The results show that removing such subsidies
The fossil fuel bailout: G20 subsidies for oil, gas and coal exploration (ODI and OCI)
This report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Oil Change International (OCI) documents the scale and structure of fossil-fuel exploration subsidies in the G20 countries. It estimates that governments
Time to change the game: fossil fuel subsidies and climate (ODI)
This report documents the scale of fossil fuel subsidies and outlines ways to achieve their phase-out by 2025 in the context of the global goal of tackling climate change. This
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2015 (World Bank and Ecofys)
This report from the World Bank Group and Ecofys provides an up-to-date overview of carbon pricing instruments (carbon taxes and emission trading systems) in place across the world.
