Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in India written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research focused around two main research questions: "How do existing LPG subsidy policies affect the welfare, productivity and empowerment of women and girls in low-income households?" and "How might the welfare, productivity and empowerment of women and girls in low-income households change as a result of specific, nationally relevant proposals for the reform of existing LPG subsidies?" Simi [...] This two-stage approach reflected the facts that: a) the literature review found a paucity of research on the impacts of subsidies themselves on gender; and b) the policy agenda in many countries is focused on the reform of fossil fuel subsidies, such as the phasing out of kerosene, as well as policies to support decentralized renewable energy generation. [...] In India, policy changes were introduced during the lifetime of the research project: the introduction of a connection subsidy (PMUY) in 2016, some efforts to improving the targeting of existing subsidies and a series of staged price increases. [...] India-specific research questions How do existing LPG subsidy policies affect How might the welfare, productivity and the welfare, productivity and empowerment of empowerment of women in low-income women and girls in urban and rural low-income households change as a result of the following households in two districts-Ranchi (in the policy reforms: state of Jharkhand) and Raipur (in the state of • [...] The PAHAL (DBTL) system of transfers with authentication had been introduced to reduce illegal connections and diversion, and it succeeded in significantly reducing the number of registered beneficiaries-but some of the savings were due to households being unable to qualify under the new criteria for registering, and there was no clear national data on the scale of this problem (GSI, 2018).
Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: An audit of data on energy subsidies, energy use and gender in Indonesia November 2017 Niken Kusumawardhani, Rafiazka Hilman, Tara Laan, Nila Warda and Rachma Nurbani Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Acknowledgements The sections of this report on gender context and the impacts of fuel use on women were researched and written by Niken Kusumawardhani, Nil [...] The views and opinions expressed in this paper are the responsibility of the authors and should not be attributed to any of the above donors and do not necessarily reflect their official policies. [...] The focus is on the poor and near- poor, which comprise the bottom 35 per cent of the population by income. [...] The data collected in this report make a compelling case that the current subsidy regime is not meeting the needs the majority of poor and near-poor women in Indonesia. [...] Analysis of the distribution of LPG subsidies reveals that only 12 per cent of the benefits of the LPG subsidy flow to the bottom income quintile and 30 per cent to bottom two quintiles (the poor and non-poor).
Download or read book Gender and fossil fuel subsidy reform Findings from and recommendations for Bangladesh India and Nigeria written by Merrill and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Nigeria written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the surveys, 69 per cent and 94 per cent of the women who participated reported being in charge of decision making on cooking fuels in Lagos and Imo respectively. [...] For LPG, this includes the metal cylinder that contains the gas, the first load of gas in the cylinder and the stove and associated equipment required to use LPG for cooking. [...] This two-stage approach reflected the facts that: a) the literature review found a paucity of research on the impacts of subsidies on gender; and b) the policy agenda in many countries is focused on the reform of fossil fuel subsidies, such as the phasing out of kerosene, as well as policies to support decentralized renewable energy generation. [...] Table 2. Overall research questions and specific to Nigeria Overall country research questions 1. How do existing kerosene and LPG subsidy policies How might the welfare, productivity and affect the welfare, productivity and empowerment empowerment of women in low-income households of women and girls in low-income households, taking be impacted through changes in subsidy policies and into account: [...] Nigeria-specific research questions How do the changes in kerosene subsidy policies How might the welfare, productivity and empowerment affect the welfare, productivity and empowerment of of women and girls in low-income households change women in low-income households in urban slums and as a result of the following policy reforms: rural areas, in different geographical zones in Nigeria, • Policy.
Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Current Status of Research written by Lucy Kitson and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Power Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in India written by Merrill and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform written by Vernon JC Rive and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-needed book provides an empirically-grounded, and theoretically informed account of international law sources, mechanisms, initiatives and institutions which address and affect the practice of subsidising fossil fuel consumption and production. Drawing on recent scholarship on emerging international governance mechanisms, ‘informal’ international law-making and regime interaction, it offers suggestions, and critiques suggestions of others, for how the international law framework could be employed more effectively and appropriately to respond to environmentally and fiscally harmful fossil fuel subsidies.
Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Bangladesh written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Bangladesh written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For LPG, this includes the metal cylinder that contains the gas, the first load of gas in the cylinder and the stove and associated equipment required to use LPG for cooking. [...] The research focused around two main research questions: "How do existing kerosene and LPG subsidy policies affect the welfare, productivity and empowerment of women and girls in low-income households?" and "How might the welfare, productivity and empowerment of women and girls in low-income households change as a result of specific, nationally relevant proposals for the reform of existing kerosen [...] This two-stage approach reflected the facts that: a) the literature review found a paucity of research on the impacts of subsidies themselves on gender; and b) the policy agenda in many countries is focused on the reform of fossil fuel subsidies, such as the phasing out of kerosene, as well as policies to incentivize decentralized renewable energy generation. [...] Specific to Bangladesh How would changes in kerosene subsidy policies affect How might the welfare, productivity and the welfare, productivity and empowerment of women in empowerment of women in low-income low-income households in Barisal, Rangpur, Chittagong in households change as a result of replacing Bangladesh, taking into account: kerosene subsidies (through price change) in • Impacts of the [...] Percentage of HHs willing to replace kerosene with other fuel Despite price controls and potential subsidies, households listed the lack of adequate lighting (92 per cent) and high price of kerosene (85 per cent) as the major reasons why they wanted to replace the fuel, with poor lighting from kerosene seen as the primary reason (Table 6).
Download or read book The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Their Reform written by Harro van Asselt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fossil fuel subsidies strain public budgets, and contribute to climate change and local air pollution. Despite widespread agreement among experts about the benefits of reforming fossil fuel subsidies, repeated international commitments to eliminate them, and valiant efforts by some countries to reform them, they continue to persist. This book helps explain this conundrum, by exploring the politics of fossil fuel subsidies and their reform. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, the book offers new case studies both from countries that have undertaken subsidy reform, and those that have yet to do so. It explores the roles of various intergovernmental and non-governmental institutions in promoting fossil fuel subsidy reform at the international level, as well as conceptual aspects of fossil fuel subsidies. This is essential reading for researchers and practitioners, and students of political science, international relations, law, public policy, and environmental studies. This title is also available as Open Access.
Download or read book Fit for Purpose Toward trade rules that support fossil fuel subsidy reform and the clean energy transition written by van Asselt, Harro and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2020-539/ Estimated at USD 478 billion in 2019, fossil fuel subsidies strain the public purse, contribute to climate change, slow the uptake of renewable energy, and lead to local air pollution and associated impacts on public health. Their reform could thus lead to a wide range of socioeconomic and environmental benefits. Despite its binding rules to regulate subsidies, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has so far failed to play any significant role in constraining government support to fossil fuels. Against this backdrop, this report explores whether WTO rules and practices are fit for purpose in addressing fossil fuels subsidies and supporting the clean energy transition, and how they could be reformed to more effectively contribute to these key objectives. It also offers practical recommendations for WTO members and other stakeholders interested in moving this agenda forward.
Download or read book Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reforms written by Jun Rentschler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries around the world are spending up to $500 billion per year on subsidising fossil fuel consumption. By some estimates, the G20 countries alone are spending around another $450 billion on subsidising fossil fuel production. In addition, the indirect social welfare costs of these subsidies have been shown to be substantial – for instance due to air pollution, road congestion, climate change, and economic inefficiency, to name a few. Considering these numbers, there is no doubt that fossil fuel subsidies cause severe economic distortions that compromise countries’ prospects of achieving equitable and sustainable development. This book provides a guide to the complex challenge of designing, assessing, and implementing effective fossil fuel subsidy reforms. It shows that subsidy reform requires a careful balancing of complex economic and political trade-offs, as well as measures to mitigate adverse effects on vulnerable households and to assist firms with implementing efficiency enhancing measures. Going beyond the purely fiscal perspective, this book emphasises that smart subsidy reforms can contribute to all three dimensions of sustainable development – environment, society, and economy. Over the course of eight chapters, this book considers a wide range of agents and stakeholders, markets, and policy measures in order to distil the key principles of designing effective fossil fuel subsidy reforms. This book will be of great relevance to scholars and policy makers with an interest in energy economics and policy, climate change policy, and sustainable development more broadly.
Download or read book Making the Switch written by Merrill, Laura and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Removal of consumer subsidies can lead to carbon emission reductions (6 to 8 per cent by 2050 globally), Reductions that can be improved further with a switch or a "SWAP" towards sustainable energy. This report describes the scale and impact of fossil fuel subsidies on sustainable development. It describes the SWAP concept to switch savings made from fossil fuel subsidy reform, towards sustainable energy, energy efficiency and safety nets. The report provides potential SWAP outlines for Bangladesh, Indonesia, Morocco and Zambia. "Making the Switch" was written for the Nordic Council Ministers by the Global Subsidies Initiative of IISD and Gaia Consulting.
Download or read book Swapping Fossil Fuel Subsidies for Sustainable Energy written by Richard Bridle and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underpricing of fossil fuels, caused by subsidies, drives carbon intensive consumption. Reforming fossil fuel subsidies and allocating some of the savings to sustainable energy could accelerate a transition to fairer, safer, cleaner and more sustainable energy systems. This report outlines the Nordic Council of Ministers’ work to promote these swaps through the development of a business model and description of the link between fossil fuel subsidies, reforms and carbon emissions. The report evaluates potential swaps to increase industrial energy efficiency in the mining sector, in the context of energy sector reforms in Zambia; and the replacement of butane subsidies with solar investments in Morocco. The report also presents an outline of how Nordic countries are supporting reforms and driving the swaps agenda as part of Nordic Solutions to Global Challenges.
Download or read book The Economics and Political Economy of Energy Subsidies written by Jon Strand and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic and political aspects of energy subsidies, viewed both theoretically and empirically, with a focus on fossil fuel subsidies in developing nations. Government subsidies to energy are widespread and represent a heavy burden on public budgets in many countries. Both producers and consumers may be subsidized; the most common subsidies are for motor fuel consumption and electricity production and consumption. The subsidies to consumers often prove particularly harmful because they result in increased energy consumption, increased carbon emissions, and distortionary effects on consumer behavior. This book fills a void in the literature by providing a first, broad and diverse, analysis of several aspects of the economic and political economy aspects of government energy subsidies. The contributors take both theoretical and empirical approaches, with most of the focus on subsidies to fuel and electricity in non-OECD countries. The chapters cover such topics as energy pricing, reelection incentives for politicians that may encourage excessive subsidies; political corruption and “bribing equilibria,” the the “resource curse” in developing countries when the gains from natural resource windfalls are largely wasted, the “entitlement” of energy subsidies in autocracies, and distributional issues when subsidies targeted to the poor are removed in high-income countries. One chapter discusses nonharmful subsidies: the potential economic effects of subsidizing the manufacturing and deployment of renewable energy. Contributors Carolyn Fischer, Mads Greaker, Mohammad Habibpour, Michelle Harding, Christina Kolerus, Christos Kotsogiannis, Jim Krane, Alber Touna Mama, Raffaele Miniaci, Marco Pani, Ian Parry, Carlo Perroni, Leonzio Rizzo, Knut Einar Rosendahl, Carlo Scarpa, Neda Seiban, Suphi Sen, Jon Strand, Paola Valbonesi, Herman Vollebergh
Download or read book Learning from Leaders written by Laura Merrill and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
