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Curtail oil subsidies in favour of big bang reforms
According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development; Indonesia’s government spent $18 billion (Dh66 billion) on petroleum subsidies and $9 billion on electricity subsidies in the fiscal year 2013, equivalent ‘to 2.5 per cent of GDP and 25 per cent of total government expenditure’.
Climate change is the ultimate threat multiplier
"Alec Crawford, an associate at the International Institute for Sustainable Development told me that businesses need to consider two things when it comes to operating in fragile environments. One is to ensure that their activities are conflict-sensitive and the other is to climate-proof their organisations."
Policy choice on carbon price mechanisms important
(Subscription to The Hill Times required to access) Our Senior Fellow Robert Repetto argues that Ontario needs a cap-and-trade policy in its upcoming climate change strategy.
Mushahid for better policies to meet climate change challenges
An article covering an event that IISD and Lead Pakistan co-organized to develop Pakistan's INDC.
Arctic Oil Rig Protested by Greenpeace Will Earn $11 Billion for Russia – Oil Executive
"The WWF Russia in March released a report commissioned from the International Institute for Sustainable Development which said that even with tax breaks Prirazlomnaya would run huge losses if oil remained at $60 per barrel."
Lessons Learned From China's Residential Tiered Electricity Pricing Reform
Because electricity is an essential commodity for everyday life, the Chinese government mostly regulates its retail price. This paper reviews and evaluates the tiered electricity pricing reform in China, examining the impacts on equity, efficiency and subsidy expenditure.