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Zombie Energy: Climate benefits of ending subsidies to fossil fuel production

This working paper explains how different production subsidies currently unlock “zombie energy” from fossil fuel deposits that would not be commercially viable to produce without government support. It also presents new modelling of the global removal of certain subsidies to fossil fuel production.
Report February 10, 2017

How Trump may spur Canada to up its game on climate change

"But Canada can also send its own clean energy south of the border, added Amin Asadollahi of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Through regional pacts and state-level alliances, he said Canada may be able to counter some of the effects of Trump's support for pipelines and the emissions-heavy coal industry."

IISD in the news February 7, 2017

New research at Hydro-Québec aims to take advantage of energy "revolution"

"“If we are going to increase renewable and micro-renewable generation, we need to (first) enable people to sell to the grid,” said Amin Asadollahi, the lead on climate change mitigation for North America at the International Institute for Sustainable Development."

IISD in the news February 2, 2017