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Commentary: The Policy Paradox: Why Parties to the UNFCCC Have to Address Fossil-fuel Subsidies

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) circulated its draft Fifth Assessment Report among peer reviewers last weekend. While the draft revises down the low-end of the range of this century’s projected temperature rise to 2.7°C, most scientists find that greater than 5°C is more likely, given the current trends that could double CO2 concentrations in the coming decades.

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Studies: CORRECTION: IISD report on biofuels in the European Union revises estimate of excise tax emptions

GENEVA—August 13, 2013—The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has revised down its estimate of the subsidies the European Union member states provide to the biofuels sector. The report, Biofuels—At What Cost? A review of costs and benefits of EU biofuel policies, issued in April, estimated excise tax exemptions to the biofuels sector were €5.8 billion in 2011.

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Studies: New Study Finds Indian Trucking Industry Vulnerable to Higher Diesel Prices

A new report evaluates the impact of higher diesel prices on India’s road freight transport sector. Published by the IISD Global Subsidies Initiative and Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), the report finds that the trucking industry is vulnerable to higher fuel costs, and supports the earlier evidence that the fuel costs account for around 55 per cent of their total operating costs.

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Guidebooks: A Guidebook to Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform

There is no one-size-fits-all strategy for fossil-fuel subsidy reform—but there are a set of planning stages that are generic, along with many common issues, challenges and potential solutions. The purpose of this guide is to advise countries on the process for formulating an effective reform strategy that will fit their individual objectives and circumstances.

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Policy Briefs: Recent Developments in Iran's Energy Subsidy Reforms

In 2009, the International Energy Agency estimated that Iran’s subsidies for fossil-fuel consumption were US$66 billion, the highest of any country. In 2010, it took bold economic reforms to phase out energy subsidies with the aim of preventing wasteful consumption, equitably distributing national wealth, strengthening the competitiveness of key industries and increasing the country’s export capacity.

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