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Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in energy-exporting regions

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  • Jessica Jewell

    (Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
    University of Bergen)

  • David McCollum

    (Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
    Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, University of Tennessee)

  • Johannes Emmerling

    (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
    Centro Euromediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici)

  • Christoph Bertram

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz Association)

  • David E. H. J. Gernaat

    (Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, University of Utrecht
    PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

  • Volker Krey

    (Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

  • Leonidas Paroussos

    (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens)

  • Loïc Berger

    (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
    Centro Euromediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
    IESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS))

  • Kostas Fragkiadakis

    (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens)

  • Ilkka Keppo

    (UCL Energy Institute, University College London)

  • Nawfal Saadi

    (UCL Energy Institute, University College London)

  • Massimo Tavoni

    (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
    Centro Euromediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
    Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano)

  • Detlef van Vuuren

    (Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, University of Utrecht
    PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

  • Vadim Vinichenko

    (Central European University)

  • Keywan Riahi

    (Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
    Institute of Thermal Engineering, Graz University of Technology)

Abstract

Contrary to the hopes of policymakers, fossil fuel subsidy removal would have only a small impact on global energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions and would not increase renewable energy use by 2030.

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  • Jessica Jewell & David McCollum & Johannes Emmerling & Christoph Bertram & David E. H. J. Gernaat & Volker Krey & Leonidas Paroussos & Loïc Berger & Kostas Fragkiadakis & Ilkka Keppo & Nawfal Saadi & , 2018. "Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in energy-exporting regions," Nature, Nature, vol. 554(7691), pages 229-233, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:554:y:2018:i:7691:d:10.1038_nature25467
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25467
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