The question of what to do with fossil fuel subsidies has long plagued U.S. politics. In what has become a chronic scuffle, politicians on the left and right brawl over federal tax c...
It is argued that the policy equilibrium is inefficient, leading to a wide dispersion of international prices, highlighted in examples such as fuel subsidies and taxes, and restrictions on food exports. There is a need to bring export restrictions within WTO disciplines and also to use ...
6 Efforts include government support for renewable energy through subsidies and other incentives, fuel efficiency standards for vehicles and industrial operations, and investment in public transportation. Governments are also establishing environmental regulations and standards to limit emissions. Through carbon...
The G20statement from 2009did say that inefficient fossil fuel subsidies "encourage wasteful consumption, reduce our energy security, impede investment in clean energy sources and undermine efforts to deal with the threat of climate change." Levin a...
Fossil fuel subsidies reform has been intensively debated and promoted as a concrete step towards sustainable development, with anticipated benefits of reduced carbon emissions, saved public spending, and improved social distribution. But does this "triple-win" policy deliver what it promises? This work...
After a 13-month investigation, the European Commission concluded that Chinese electric vehicles exported to the EU had received substantial subsidies, harming the interests of the EU automotive industry. The subsidies cited fall into three main categories: First, financial and credit support during the...
In "Measuring Price Subsidies Using the Price-Gap Approach: What Does it Leave Out?" prepared under the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) Bali to Copenhagen project, Doug Koplow looks at the most commonly employed methodology for estimating fossil-fuel subsidies, the 'pric...
and drive long-term sustainability. A more immediate benefit is that sustainability-certified companies that practice sustainability regulations can benefit from a variety ofgovernment incentives and subsidies. These incentives may include tax reductions, grants, and access to favorable financing options that...
(财政的) policymeasurestosubsidizelow-carbonalternativesandtaxfossilfuels, theycanstimulatetherightinvestmentsintheenergysectorandsignificantlyreducecarbonemissions. Ifallfossilfuelsubsidieswerephasedout, globalcarbonemissionscouldbereducedbyupto 10% by 2030."(1)WhichofthefollowingideasisNOTincludedintheUNclimate...
Subsidies are another option. Without them, renewables would have taken longer to compete with fossil fuels. But they are wasteful. Germany has lavished $1trn on low-carbon electricity, and even then still depends on fossil fuels for over half its power. Still, governments could offer a rewar...