Energy

The IISD Energy Program provides practical guidance and research to help governments transition to low-carbon economies, reform fossil fuel subsidies, and implement international climate commitments. The program focuses on quantifying the economic impacts of electricity systems and promoting renewable energy, specifically noting that fossil fuel subsidies in Middle Eastern and African countries could fund the region's renewable energy targets through 2020.

• The IISD Energy Program assists authorities in selecting appropriate electricity generation systems, reducing fossil-based transport fuel consumption, and implementing international climate change commitments.
• Research indicates that the cost of one year of fossil fuel subsidies in Middle Eastern and African countries is sufficient to cover the projected cumulative cost of the region's renewable energy targets up to 2020, which is estimated at $200 billion compared to a business-as-usual subsidy cost of $1.18 trillion.
• The IISD Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) provides international expertise in the quantification, evaluation, and reform of energy subsidies to eliminate wasteful and damaging practices.
• The program supports governments in transitioning to low-carbon economies by analyzing carbon pricing, energy policies, international climate finance, and the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
• Specific recent project examples include reforming coal producer subsidies in China, analyzing the phase-out of coal in Ontario, Canada, and promoting a transition from kerosene to solar lighting in India.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). Energy. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-energy-brochure-2016.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Energy. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-energy-brochure-2016.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=International Institute for Sustainable Development |title=Energy |url=https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-energy-brochure-2016.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndenergy, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Energy}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-energy-brochure-2016.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }