Fossil Fuel Subsidies & Sustainable Development

As the global clean energy transition gathers pace, six emerging economies need to start adjusting their fiscal policies now to account for declining fossil fuel use—or risk a USD 278 billion gap in revenues by 2030, according to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

Emerging economies need to plan for major reductions in fossil fuel revenues during the clean energy transition and find new sources of income.

This brief assesses the likely poverty and inequality impacts of energy policies captured in the Energy Policy Tracker.

Leading research organizations tracking global recovery spending call on world leaders to redirect all unspent and future COVID-19 stimulus away from carbon intensive activities toward nature- and climate-positive investments.

This brief reviews how the Government of Indonesia (GoI) has spent its COVID-19 recovery budget and provides recommendations on its future expenditure.

In September 2021, health, gender, and just transition experts discussed fossil fuel subsidy reform at an IISD webinar supported by the IEA and the Government of Denmark.

Taxing coal is a simple and effective means to promote a clean energy transition in Indonesia, and the experience of India demonstrates that it is politically and economically feasible.

This report presents lessons learned from international experience for Indonesia's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) subsidy reform.