Nhat Do
Policy Analyst
Nhat Do is a Policy Analyst working on energy transition tracking for IISD’s Energy team.
Before joining IISD, Nhat worked with the Viet Nam Energy Partnership Group, hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)'s Energy Support Programme. In this role, he worked closely with the Government of Viet Nam and a wide range of energy sector stakeholders, providing support in stakeholder management as well as energy policy development and analysis.
Based in Copenhagen, Nhat holds a bachelor's degree in environmental science and a master's degree in international development from the University of Denver. He also holds the PRINCE 2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management.
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- Areas of expertise
- Energy
- Subsidies
- Just Transition
- Education
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Master's Degree, International Development, University of Denver, 2017Bachelor's Degree, Environmental Science, University of Denver, 2014
- Languages spoken
- English, Vietnamese, German, French
Contributions
Publications
A Step-by-Step Guide for Governments to Prepare Fossil Fuel Subsidy Inventories
This guidance paper is intended to assist COFFIS members and other governments—including at the subnational level—in producing an inventory of fossil fuel subsidies.
Guide
December 17, 2025
State of Transition
Recommendations for how state-owned power companies (SPCs) can drive clean energy transition, drawing on four case studies from India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Viet Nam.
Report
July 8, 2025
Public Financial Support for Renewable Power Generation and Integration in the G20 Countries
G20 governments provided at least USD 168 billion in public financial support for renewable power in 2023, less than one third of G20 fossil fuel subsidies that year.
Report
September 30, 2024
Burning Billions: Record public money for fossil fuels impeding climate action
This briefing provides the latest evidence on how the world is aligning public financial flows with the need to reduce GHG emissions.
Report
November 21, 2023
Articles
The USD 1.2 Trillion Problem: Why every energy crisis strengthens the case for clean public finance
Public financial flows including subsidies, state-owned enterprise investments, and international public finance remain fundamentally misaligned with climate and energy security goals, and leaving households and businesses vulnerable to global fossil fuel markets, new analysis finds.
Deep Dive
April 27, 2026
International Public Finance Explained
Public finance institutions play an outsized role in shaping the energy system by providing government-backed, low-risk finance. This analysis explains how much international public finance is provided by G20 countries and how it has shifted over time.
Explainer
April 16, 2026
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Explained
What are fossil fuel subsidies? From tax breaks to budget transfers, these measures can take many forms, yet while they may differ in design the effect is the same: fossil fuels are often priced below their real costs.
Explainer
April 16, 2026
How the G7 Can Advance Action on Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2025
G7 countries are off track to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025. Despite a challenging geopolitical outlook, fossil fuel subsidy reform is a timely way for cash-strapped governments to fund their spending priorities.
Deep Dive
April 8, 2025
The Cost of Fossil Fuel Reliance
Government support for fossil fuels reached at least USD 1.5 trillion in 2023, new data shows.
Insight
December 18, 2024