Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures

 
Submission
ID 54519
Submitting Entity UNEP
 
Main Information
Title Reforming Energy Subsidies: Opportunities to Contribute to the Climate Change Agenda
Description With this 2008 booklet, UNEP aims to raise awareness of the various types of energy subsidies, their size and impact and the direct relationship with climate change and sustainable development.Thisreport summarises, in non-technical language, the issues and challenges in removing or modifying subsidies on energy that undermine the pursuit of sustainable development. It updates the first edition, published jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Web Link /doc/case-studies/inc/cs-inc-unep-reforming-energy-subsidies.pdf
 
Additional Information
Authors Trevor Morgan
Regions Global
Incentive Measures Reform of Perverse Incentives
Keywords Environmental subsidies
Subsidy reform
Climatic change