Laura Merrill

Blog: A Long and Winding Road: COP 25 end notes

December 21, 2019 | Paulina Resich , Peter Wooders , Laura Merrill

COP 25 nearly didn’t happen at all, on account of mass protests in Santiago, Chile, the planned host city; at the last minute, it moved to Madrid, Spain, forcing some who were planning to attend to instead watch from afar.

How Reforming Fossil Fuel Subsidies Can Go Wrong: A lesson from Ecuador

October 24, 2019 | Franziska Funke , Laura Merrill

There’s no question that abandoning fossil fuel subsidies will benefit the economy and the planet, but as protests in Ecuador show, reforms require careful design and considerate execution in order to look after the vulnerable and get citizens on board.

All Change and No Change: G20 Commitment on Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform, Ten Years On

October 8, 2019 | Laura Merrill , Franziska Funke

September 2019 marked ten years since the Group of 20 (G20) committed to “Rationalize and phase out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption” as part of the Pittsburgh Summit in 2009. Very little has changed since then...

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Fossil fuel subsidies and reform on the rise

May 23, 2019 | Laura Merrill , Nina Quintas

Between 2015 and 2018, 50 countries undertook some level of fossil fuel subsidy reform. However, the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that consumer subsidies increased slightly in 2017.

Women Could Gain Far More With Better Targeting of Government Energy Subsidies, New Research Finds

March 8, 2019 | Laura Merrill , Tara Laan

Millions of dollars worth of fossil fuel subsidies could be better targeted by governments to benefit poor women including energy subsidies and policies.

Action, Ambition and Advantage - Stories, Swaps and a Network for Success on Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform

January 15, 2019 | Laura Merrill , Lourdes Sanchez , with additional reporting from Molly Bruce

Many countries are leading the way and along with the private sector: several organizations shared stories and actions for success at the recent United Nations climate change talks in Katowice, Poland.

What Are We Waiting For? 1.5 degrees and ending government subsidies to fossil fuels

October 10, 2018 | Laura Merrill , Anna Zinecker

The message is clear.

Reports: Getting on Target: Accelerating energy access through fossil fuel subsidy reform

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 calls upon the global community to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.

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Maximizing Contributions to Emissions Mitigation From Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform

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Lima—December 10—The Global Subsidies Initiative is organizing an event on "Maximizing Contributions to Emissions Mitigation from Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform" on December 10, 15:00-16:30, CoP 20, Machu Picchu Room.

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