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IISD Global Subsidies Initiative

The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) is a program designed to put the spotlight on subsidies and the corrosive effects they can have on environmental quality, economic development and governance.

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The Final Countdown: How Canada can end fossil fuel subsidies this year

The conversation on ending fossil fuel subsidies in Canada has been hanging like a dark cloud over the country, with years of pledges failing to lead to concrete action. But the skies may finally clear in the coming months with the release of Canada's long-awaited subsidies framework and policy.

Insight

May 26, 2023

Record oil profits 'enough to make you ball up your fists,' says N.L. minister

After handing oil companies more than $280 million in cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador’s energy minister says it’s tough to watch those same companies rake in record-shattering profits.

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The Canadian Press

February 16, 2023

LNG the wrong choice at the wrong time for B.C.

As 2023 begins, B.C. Premier David Eby and his new cabinet are setting priorities and determining which policies of the Horgan government to carry forward and which to cast aside. Liquefied natural gas exports touch on a host of critical issues that Eby and key ministers are considering.

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David Suzuki Foundation

January 19, 2023

Fighting for a place to breathe

In the shadow of a retired coal-fired power plant in India's capital, Meena Devi tries to make her family home -- four brick walls with a tin roof -- a safe place to breathe.

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Bangkok Post

January 1, 2023

Subsidies for renewable energy and EVs more than double: Study

Nagpur: India’s subsidies for renewable energy and electric vehicles more than doubled this fiscal, according to a new study by independent think-tank International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). However, it also found that it will be critical for the government to build this momentum over the coming years to reach the country's climate targets.

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The Times of India

December 21, 2022

EV subsidies in India doubled in FY 2022: IISD report

According to a recent study conducted by IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) subsidies for renewable energy and EVS in India have more than doubled in FY 2022. India still allocated four times more support to fossil fuels than clean energy, although the gap narrowed significantly since FY 2021 when support was nine times greater.

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Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)

December 21, 2022

Subsidies for EVs in India increased 160%, reached record high of Rs 2,358 crore in FY22: IISD report

A recent study conducted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) shows that subsidies for renewable energy and electric vehicles have more than doubled in FY22 at Rs 2,358 crore, when compared to FY21. The rise in EV subsidies is being attributed to growing stability in policies, post-COVID economic resurgence and the increased uptake of EVs that has encouraged growing subsidies on such vehicles.

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The Times of India

December 20, 2022

India's subsidies for renewable energy, electric vehicles doubled in FY 22

India's subsidies for renewable energy and electric vehicles more than doubled in FY 2022, but it will be critical for the government to build this momentum over the coming years to reach the country's climate targets, a new study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) said on Tuesday.

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Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)

December 20, 2022

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