Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation: A comparative review of estimates

The document examines the current state of literature and data on subsidies for electric power generation, noting a significant lack of consistent information and a limited number of studies that attempt to quantify these subsidies across nuclear, fossil fuel, and renewable energy sources.

• There is a significant lack of consistent data and information regarding subsidies provided to electricity generation, and global estimates are considered limited.
• The author concludes that the development of robust national estimates is a prerequisite for further evaluation of subsidies.
• While there are numerous claims that nuclear, fossil fuel, and renewable generation types all benefit from subsidies, only a small portion of existing energy subsidy literature focuses on electricity generation or attempts to quantify it.

APA

Kitson,, L. K. W. M. (2011). Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation: A comparative review of estimates. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/subsidies-and-external-costs-electric-power-generation-comparative-review

Chicago

Kitson,, Lucy Kitson,Peter Wooders,Tom Moerenhout,Lucy. Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation: A comparative review of estimates. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/subsidies-and-external-costs-electric-power-generation-comparative-review.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kitson2011subsidies, author = {Kitson,, Lucy Kitson,Peter Wooders,Tom Moerenhout,Lucy}, title = {{Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation: A comparative review of estimates}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2011}, month = sep, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/subsidies-and-external-costs-electric-power-generation-comparative-review}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }