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Tara Laan
» AssociateTara Laan is an Associate for the Global Subsidies Initiative, an IISD program that reveals how transfers of public money to private interests can undermine sustainable development. Before joining GSI, Tara held several positions in the Australian Government, including senior adviser for trade policy in the prime minister’s department, and adviser on natural resource management and environmental conservation issues. Tara also led a team on education policy in the premier’s department in the Australian state of Victoria.
Tara has a degree in botany and zoology, with first class honours in zoology.
Publications
Lessons Learned from Brazil’s Experience with Fossil-Fuel Subsidies and their Reform
Paper: Adilson de Oliveira, Tara Laan, 2010Strategies for Reforming Fossil-Fuel Subsidies: Practical lessons from Ghana, France and Senegal
Paper: Tara Laan, 2010Gaining Traction: The importance of transparency in accelerating the reform of fossil-fuel subsidies
Paper: Tara Laan, 2010Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in Canada
Paper: Tara Laan, Todd Alexander Litman, Ron Steenblik, 2009Biofuels At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in Indonesia
Paper: Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon, Tara Laan, Harya Setyaka Dillon, 2008Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in China
Paper: Tara Laan, 2008Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for biodiesel in Malaysia
Paper: Gregore Pio Lopez, Tara Laan, 2008