Cities and Smart Grids in Canada
This report looks specifically at smart grids within the context of grid modernization and urban settings in Canada.
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North American Energy Integration: Assessing oil and gas policy issues ahead of NAFTA renegotiation
Mexico, Canada and the United States stand to benefit from increasing energy sector interconnectedness and coordination. What key environmental and fiscal policy areas related to oil and gas development provide opportunities for further harmonization?
How to Respond When Prices Go Up: Objectives and options for fuel price adjustments in Indonesia
There are options to strengthen the fuel pricing mechanism in Indonesia. This policy brief highlights some options, including price smoothing, ratcheting and installation of price floors and caps, closing with recommendations.
Financial Supports for Coal and Renewables in Indonesia
This report shows that the “true cost” of coal, including subsidies and externalities such as GHG emissions and air pollution, is considerably greater than the cost of renewable energy in Indonesia.
Making the Switch: From fossil fuel subsidies to sustainable energy
This report estimates fossil fuel subsidies to be around USD 425 billion. Such subsidies represent large lost opportunities for governments to invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development.
Costing Energy and Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Nunavut: A mapping exercise
This report, entitled Costing Energy and Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Nunavut, was commissioned by World Wildlife Fund Canada and undertaken by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Wind Power in China: A cautionary tale
This reports looks at some of the challenges that China has faced in expanding wind power. It identifies the ways that the government has sought to address these challenges and offers recommendations to support expanded wind power in China and elsewhere.
Stories of Coal Phase-Out: Lessons learned for China
This report offers a summary of several countries’ experiences implementing energy policy shifts in an area of particular interest to China: the transition away from coal to cleaner fuels and a low-carbon economy.
Supporting Energy Pricing Reform and Carbon Pricing Policies Through Crediting
This study examines the role that policy crediting might play in increasing the mitigation impact of energy pricing reform and carbon pricing policies.
Fiscal Instruments in INDCs: How countries are looking to fiscal policies to support INDC implementation
Countries are increasingly turning to the use of fiscal instruments to support low-carbon development and efforts to reduce emissions.