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Fossil-fuel subsidies assessed

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  • Ian Parry

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Many governments subsidize the production and consumption of fossil fuels. Contrary to expectation, a study finds that removing these subsidies would only modestly reduce global carbon dioxide emissions.

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  • Ian Parry, 2018. "Fossil-fuel subsidies assessed," Nature, Nature, vol. 554(7691), pages 175-176, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:554:y:2018:i:7691:d:10.1038_d41586-018-01495-3
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-01495-3
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    1. Monasterolo, Irene & Raberto, Marco, 2019. "The impact of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies on the low-carbon transition," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 355-370.
    2. Aloisio S. Nascimento Filho & Hugo Saba & Rafael G. O. dos Santos & João Gabriel A. Calmon & Marcio L. V. Araújo & Eduardo M. F. Jorge & Thiago B. Murari, 2021. "Analysis of Hydrous Ethanol Price Competitiveness after the Implementation of the Fossil Fuel Import Price Parity Policy in Brazil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-12, September.
    3. Kelly Bruin & Aykut Mert Yakut, 2023. "The Impacts of Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Increasing Carbon Taxation in Ireland," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 85(3), pages 741-782, August.

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