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This document describes the inaugural process of the Canadian Internet Forum (CIF), which took place from November 2010 to February 2011 to explore the public interest in the development and use of the Internet in Canada. The text also contains unrelated snippets regarding the use of dogs to detect oil spills under ice, a Parliamentary Budget Officer warning about the costs of a carbon capture tax credit, and the need for water infrastructure to mitigate climate change risks.

This report, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in October 2010, identifies and quantifies government subsidies provided to upstream oil and gas producers in Indonesia. It establishes a framework for analyzing producer subsidies—which are generally less transparent than consumer subsidies—by categorizing them into direct transfers, foregone revenue, provision of goods/services below market value, and price supports. The study finds that while some incentives effectively encourage exploration in new geological plays, others create significant benefits for state-owned enterprises.

This fact sheet by the Climate Policy Initiative outlines how adjusting Indonesia's fiscal policies can promote efficient land use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sectors such as forestry, oil and gas, mining, and agriculture. It identifies three primary opportunities for reform: adjusting revenue collection instruments to favor land-size-based taxes over profit-based taxes, reforming revenue transfers to local governments to discourage land expansion, and utilizing earmarking for sustainable land management programs.

This fact sheet by the Climate Policy Initiative examines how Indonesia can adjust its fiscal policies to balance the growth of its land use sector—which contributes nearly half of the national GDP—with a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 29% by 2030. The document identifies three primary areas for fiscal reform: shifting from production-based to land-size based levies, reforming revenue sharing with local governments to discourage land expansion, and earmarking Adjustment Funds for sustainable land use.

This report analyzes the fiscal implications of the clean energy transition for the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), focusing on the reliance of government budgets on fossil fuel revenues and the impact of existing subsidies.

This case study examines South Africa's heavy reliance on coal and the resulting fiscal implications for its energy transition. It details the role of state-owned enterprises, the structure of fossil fuel revenues and subsidies, and the government's climate commitments via its Nationally Determined Contribution.

This briefing note from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) details the state of energy subsidies and renewable energy targets in India as of December 2018. It covers proposed amendments to the Electricity Act 2003, the fiscal burden of oil and LPG subsidies, the financial stress within the power sector, and the government's ambitions for renewable energy capacity.

This November 2016 briefing by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the role of Quebec in helping Canada meet its G7 commitment to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies by 2025. The document focuses specifically on consumption subsidies in Quebec, which it argues act as a 'negative price on carbon' and undermine the province's ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets.

This case study examines the evolution of India's Clean Energy Cess on coal production from 2010 to 2018, detailing its transition from a fund for renewable energy to a mechanism for state budget compensation.