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.
Resources CESC
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
A Guidebook to Fossil-fuel Subsidy Reform for Policy-makers in Southeast Asia
Sources:
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
Sources:
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
Sources:
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
Sources:
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
Sources:
United Nations
Date:
1 May 2011
Publication
Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Program Offerings
Sources:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ICF International
Date:
1 February 2010
Policy Data
Publication
Diesel Pricing in India: Entangled in Policy Maze
Sources:
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Date:
1 August 2012
Tools and Websites
EnerOutlook 2018
Sources:
Enerdata
Deployment Data
Publication
European Electricity Infrastructure: Planning, Regulation, and Financing: Workshop Report
Sources:
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
Sources:
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
Sources:
United States Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Date:
1 January 2011
Policy Data
Publication
Incentivizing Energy Efficient Fuel Switching in Michigan (Presentation)
Sources:
Michigan Public Service Commission
Date:
1 November 2010
Publication
Innovative Feed-In Tariff Designs that Limit Policy Costs
Sources:
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
Sources:
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Date:
1 November 2014
Policy Data
Publication
Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels
Sources:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date:
1 January 2013
Publication
Leveraging State Clean Energy Funds for Economic Development
Sources:
Brookings Institution
Date:
1 January 2012
Deployment Data
Training Materials
REN21 Renewables 2014 Global Status Report: Middle East and North Africa
Sources:
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
Sources:
United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 March 2011