This summary report presents the results of research by the network that has sought to bridge the gap in understanding the current clean energy access situation among the urban poor in developing countries, and related barriers and potential solutions.
In this paper, we look at some of the MENA region’s potential avenues into reform. While the past has demonstrated the political difficulty of reforming energy prices, recent experience also shows that the reform of energy subsidies can be done, if accompanied by a set of enabling factors…
By 2015, global oil consumption will reach 90 million barrels per day. In part, this high level of consumption reflects the fact that many countries provide subsidies for gasoline and diesel. This paper examines global fuel subsidies using the latest available data from the World Bank, finding that road-sector subsidies for gasoline and diesel totaled $110 billion in 2012. Pricing fuels below cost is inefficient because it leads to overconsumption…
This RFF’s paper analyzes how fossil fuel-producing countries can counteract climate policy
The report highlights the paucity of consistent information and data on subsidies to electricity generation
New Economics Papers Energy Economics (REPEC)
