This advance brief of the World Bank and Ecofys ‘State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2017’ report provides an overview of recent developments and prospects of existing and emerging carbon
This briefing note by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) explores whether expectations on developing countries to mobilize domestic resources to achieve the SDGs are realistic. It discusses the reasons for
Fossil fuel production on federal land is a major contributor to greenhouse gas pollution, accounting for 28% of total US energy related emissions. Yet there exists a wide range of
This briefing note by Oil Change International (OCI) and Auriga analyzes the effects of subsidies to coal-fired power plant operators in Indonesia. It finds that risk guarantee and credit enhancement
This policy brief by the Grantham Research Institute outlines how the public sector can crowd in private finance to support low-carbon growth and innovation in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy.
In 2009, the International Energy Agency estimated that Iran’s subsidies for fossil-fuel consumption were US$66 billion, the highest of any country. In 2010, it took bold economic reforms to phase
Background France is an EU member state with a population of approximately 64 million people (OECD 2015). The industrial sector accounts for about 19.8 per cent of GDP, while services
As part of its work on energy policy and sustainable development in Indonesia, the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) publishes a regular briefing on issues related to energy subsidies. The March
Background Vietnam is located in South East Asia and has a tropical climate in the south and a monsoon climate in the north. Vietnam has low, flat deltas in the
Background Bordered by Algeria, Libya, and the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia occupies 163,610 square miles in Northern Africa. Agricultural land accounts for 64.8% of its area, while forests cover 6%. Its
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