Reforming Fossil Fuel and Electricity Subsidies to Drive a Renewable Revolution

Event: The Subsidy Swap in Asia: Reforming Fossil Fuel and Electricity Subsidies to Drive a Renewable Revolution

Reforming Fossil Fuel and Electricity Subsidies to Drive a Renewable Revolution

17 June 2019
Author / Speaker: 
Richard Bridle, International Institute for Sustainable Development - Other materials by the author

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This presentation discussed the economic, social, and environmental case for swapping subsidies from fossil fuels to renewable energy, and the concept and process of a fossil fuel subsidy swap.  It also considered the impact of subsidy swaps, its implication to policymaking, current global progress, and scaling up.

Geographical Focus: 
Global
Type of Content: 
Learning Event

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