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Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Fossil fuels can be subsidized at various points in the development cycle, including in mining, refinement, transport, and electricity generation. In those markets where fossil fuel prices are artificially lowered through low-cost government loans, tax diversions, and other means, it may be difficult to incentivize energy efficiency or renewable energy given longer payback periods.

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A Guidebook to Fossil-fuel Subsidy Reform for Policy-makers in Southeast Asia

This subsidy reform tool by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Global Subsidies Initiative helps policymakers and influencers…

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Global Subsidies Initiative

International Institute for Sustainable Development`

Date:

1 May 2013

Publication

Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Biomass Power in the United Kingdom and Germany

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for biomass power in Germany and the United Kingdom. Its primary goal is to…

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

Publication

Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Onshore Wind Power in Germany and China

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for onshore wind power in one emerging economy (China) and one Western European economy…

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

Publication

Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Solar PV in Germany and Spain

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for solar photovoltaics (PV) in Germany and Spain. Its primary goal is to inform…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

Policy Data

Publication

Catalyzing Climate Finance: A Guidebook on Policy and Financing Options to Support Green, Low-Emission, and Climate-Resilient Development

This guidebook argues that a failure to provide fair access to climate finance to all developing countries would have severe…

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United Nations

Date:

1 May 2011

Publication

Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Program Offerings

This brief summarizes the approaches used by energy efficiency program administrators when assessing incentives to be used in energy efficiency…

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

ICF International

Date:

1 February 2010

Policy Data

Publication

Diesel Pricing in India: Entangled in Policy Maze

This paper examines the inflationary effect of increasing diesel prices that is caused by subsidy reduction on the Indian economy.…

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National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Date:

1 August 2012

Tools and Websites

EnerOutlook 2018

This interactive software allows users to browse data through intuitive maps and graphs for a visual analysis of the expected…

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Enerdata

Deployment Data

Publication

European Electricity Infrastructure: Planning, Regulation, and Financing: Workshop Report

This workshop report provides a summary of the ideas that emerged from the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) Berlin and the…

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Climate Policy Initiative

Florence School of Regulation

Date:

1 January 2012

Policy Data

Publication

Feed-in Tariffs as a Policy Instrument for Promoting Renewable Energies and Green Economies in Developing Countries

Policymakers can use this report, which focuses on developing countries to determine how to implement a feed-in tariff (FIT). As…

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United Nations Environment Programme

Date:

1 September 2012

Policy Data

Publication

Tools and Websites

Impact of Large Scale Energy Efficiency Programs On Consumer Tariffs and Utility Finances in India

The objective of this paper is to analyze the effect on utility finances and consumer tariffs of implementing utility-funded cost-effective…

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United States Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Date:

1 January 2011

Policy Data

Publication

Incentivizing Energy Efficient Fuel Switching in Michigan (Presentation)

This presentation addresses the legal, policy, environmental and energy issues associated with fuel switching in the U.S. state of Michigan.…

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Michigan Public Service Commission

Date:

1 November 2010

Publication

Innovative Feed-In Tariff Designs that Limit Policy Costs

This report explores mechanisms that policymakers have implemented to limit feed-in tariff policy costs. If designed clearly and transparently, such…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

E3 Analytics

Date:

1 July 2011

Publication

International Support for Feed-in Tariffs in Developing Countries: A Review and Analysis of Proposed Mechanisms

Feed-in tariff (FIT) policies, which combine long-term, fixed-price electricity purchase agreements and guaranteed grid-access, has attracted large private-sector investments in…

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Date:

1 November 2014

Policy Data

Publication

Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has undertaken its first-ever effort to inventory the fossil fuel related producer…

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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Date:

1 January 2013

Publication

Leveraging State Clean Energy Funds for Economic Development

This report analyzes the impact of state-level clean energy funds (CEFs) in the United States and their ability to affect…

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Brookings Institution

Date:

1 January 2012

Deployment Data

Training Materials

REN21 Renewables 2014 Global Status Report: Middle East and North Africa

This webinar—one in a series of webinars on the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century’s flagship report, Renewables…

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Clean Energy Solutions Center

Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)

Date:

3 July 2014

Publication

Renewable Energy Cost Modeling: A Toolkit for Establishing Cost-Based Incentives in the United States

This report is intended to serve as a resource for policymakers who wish to learn more about establishing cost-based incentives.…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 March 2011