IISD Global Subsidies Initiative
The Global Subsidies Initiative was designed to put the spotlight on subsidies and the corrosive effects they can have on environmental quality, economic development and governance.
The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) is a program designed to put the spotlight on subsidies and the corrosive effects they can have on environmental quality, economic development and governance.
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Report
Reflections on the WTO Negotiations on Prohibiting IUU Fishing Subsidies
This policy brief discusses some of the legal issues that have emerged in the negotiation of a new rule on subsidies to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the context of the World Trade Organization negotiations on fisheries subsidies. Read More -
Report
Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Nigeria: Findings and recommendations
The report examines from a gender perspective the impact of kerosene subsidies and their reform in Nigeria, finding that kerosene subsidies did not work for poor women. Read More -
Paper
Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Bangladesh: Findings and recommendations
The report examines from a gender perspective the impact of kerosene subsidies and their reform in Bangladesh. The report advocates that kerosene subsidy reform needs to be handled with care. Read More -
Report
Health Co-Benefits from NDC Implementation in China
This report summarizes the policy efforts that the country is undertaking to meet its NDC targets and the related expected health co-benefits, based on recent scientific literature. It compares public budget allocations to health, climate change-related measures and subsidies to fossil fuels. Read More -
Blog
Deep Dive Into Fisheries Subsidies, Part 2: Cheap gas and free nets causing problems for shrimp
Stories of success in Latin American fishing communities have nothing to do with the price of gas or getting cheap equipment. Instead, there must be a system that protects their business from illegal fishing. Read More -
Discussion Paper
Addressing the Development Dimension of an Overcapacity and Overfishing Subsidy Discipline in the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations
This discussion paper analyzes approaches to new WTO rules on subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing in the context of development priorities. Read More -
Report
Exploring the Possible Impacts of WTO Rules on Fisheries Subsidies: The Case of the Southern Longline Tuna Fishery in the Western and Central Pacific
This case study explores the potential impact of new rules on fisheries subsidies on the southern longline tuna fishery in the Western and Central Pacific ocean. Read More -
Report
How to Target Electricity and LPG Subsidies in India: Step 1. Identifying Policy Options
This report identifies knowledge gaps that are limiting policy making for better targeting of energy access subsidies in India. It identifies a number of targeting interventions that could be employed to better target subsidies for electricity and LPG. Read More -
Policy Brief
Support to Fuel Consumption for Fisheries
This policy brief provides an up-to-date evidence base for WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies by collecting the information available on fuel support to fishing from WTO subsidy notifications, WTO trade policy reviews and the OECD’s Fisheries Support Estimate database. Read More -
Report
Exploración de los Posibles Impactos de las Reglas de la OMC Sobre Subsidios a la Pesca: El Caso del Camarón en la Costa Oeste de América Latina
Este caso de estudio explora el posible impacto en la pesca de camarón en el Pacífico Oriental Tropical de nuevas reglas sobre los subsidios pesqueros. Read More