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Our experts offer practical guidance to help authorities choose the right system of electricity generation and reduce consumption of fossil-based transport fuels, and to implement international climate change commitments.
We work side-by-side with local partners for less costly, more equitable energy systems. Aware of international policy developments, we identify wasteful practices, encourage new thinking, engage civil society and support policy reform.
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Reform of Fossil-fuel Subsidies—Nordic Cooperation on fossil-fuel subsidy reform in developing countries: Assessing options and opportunities
Fossil-fuel subsidies matter.They matter for sustainable development; they matter for government budgets; they matter for the poor who benefit very little; they matter for women and accessing daily...
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Blog
Blog
A Crash Course on Subsidy Definition by Dante, Shakespeare and Russian Folklore
Do you know what a subsidy is and what is not? If your answer is a definite “yes”, you are either new to the field or recklessly optimistic.
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Financing the Sustainable Development Goals Through Fossil-fuel Subsidy Reform: Opportunities in Southeast Asia, India and China
This report from the Global Subsidies Initiative of IISD was launched in conjunction with the Asia Europe Foundation, at a conference exploring the financing of future Sustainable Development Goals...
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Public Finance for Renewable Energy in China: Building on international experience
The Chinese government has responded to the challenge of increasing energy consumption and environmental pollution with ambitious targets for renewable energy generation; 15 per cent of primary...
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DICE Model Reassessment: Summary and key findings from first phase of analysis
This working paper analysis, developed by Dr. Robert Repetto and Dr. Robert Easton, analyzed the most prominent climate economics assessment model (DICE), and found that recent estimates used by...
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A Climate Gift or a Lump of Coal? The emission impacts of Canadian and U.S. greenhouse gas regulations in the electricity sector
On June 2, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed regulations for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units in the country...
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Video
Fossil-fuel Subsidies: Building a Network for Action
This five minute video investigates the issues for civil society organizations from fossil-fuel subsidies and their reform.Speakers include Damon Vis-Dunbar (IISD), Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri (Spaces...
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Commentary
Commentary
Canada's Economic-Energy Conundrum: EPIC's Contribution to a National Discussion
For five years, the Energy Policy Institute of Canada (EPIC) gathered expertise and research to help the country’s decision leaders formulate a national energy strategy.Former EPIC president and...
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Andrea Bassi
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Christopher Beaton
Lead, Sustainable Energy Consumption -
Christophe Bellmann
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Charly Blais
Communications Assistant, Energy -
Richard Bridle
Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Renewable Energy -
Vanessa Corkal
Policy Analyst, Energy -
Aaron Cosbey
Senior Associate -
Vibhuti Garg
Associate and Senior Energy Specialist -
Philip Gass
Lead, Transitions -
Anna Geddes
Associate, Energy Program -
Ivetta Gerasimchuk
Lead, Sustainable Energy Supplies -
Tristan Irschlinger
Policy Advisor, Fisheries Subsidies -
Avet Khachatryan
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Tara Laan
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Lucky Lontoh
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Tom Moerenhout
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Mostafa Mostafa
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Deborah Murphy
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Yuliia Oharenko
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Louie Porta
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Paulina Resich
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Joachim Roth
Associate, Energy Program -
Lourdes Sanchez
Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Indonesia -
Myriam Schmid
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Shruti Sharma
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Ronald Steenblik
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Seton Stiebert
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Anissa Suharsono
Associate, Energy Program -
Alice Tipping
Lead, Fisheries Subsidies -
Vasileia Tsiatoura
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Balasubramanian Viswanathan
Associate, Energy Program -
Peter Wooders
Senior Director, Energy