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Development incentives for fossil fuel subsidy reform

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  • Michael Jakob

    (Michael Jakob, Claudine Chen, Sabine Fuss, Annika Marxen and Ottmar Edenhofer are at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Torgauer Straße 12–15, 10829 Berlin, Germany
    M.J. and O.E are also at Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Impact Research, Telegrafenberg 31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany)

  • Claudine Chen

    (Michael Jakob, Claudine Chen, Sabine Fuss, Annika Marxen and Ottmar Edenhofer are at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Torgauer Straße 12–15, 10829 Berlin, Germany)

  • Sabine Fuss

    (Michael Jakob, Claudine Chen, Sabine Fuss, Annika Marxen and Ottmar Edenhofer are at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Torgauer Straße 12–15, 10829 Berlin, Germany)

  • Annika Marxen

    (Michael Jakob, Claudine Chen, Sabine Fuss, Annika Marxen and Ottmar Edenhofer are at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Torgauer Straße 12–15, 10829 Berlin, Germany
    A.M. and O.E. are also at Technical University Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 152, 10623 Berlin, Germany)

  • Ottmar Edenhofer

    (Michael Jakob, Claudine Chen, Sabine Fuss, Annika Marxen and Ottmar Edenhofer are at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Torgauer Straße 12–15, 10829 Berlin, Germany
    A.M. and O.E. are also at Technical University Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 152, 10623 Berlin, Germany
    M.J. and O.E are also at Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Impact Research, Telegrafenberg 31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany)

Abstract

Reforming fossil fuel subsidies could free up enough funds to finance universal access to water, sanitation, and electricity in many countries, as well as helping to cut global greenhouse-gas emissions.

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  • Michael Jakob & Claudine Chen & Sabine Fuss & Annika Marxen & Ottmar Edenhofer, 2015. "Development incentives for fossil fuel subsidy reform," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 5(8), pages 709-712, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:5:y:2015:i:8:d:10.1038_nclimate2679
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2679
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    1. David Klenert & Franziska Funke & Linus Mattauch & Brian O’Callaghan, 2020. "Five Lessons from COVID-19 for Advancing Climate Change Mitigation," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 76(4), pages 751-778, August.
    2. Mutanga, Shingirirai S. & Quitzow, Rainer & Steckel, Jan Christoph, 2018. "Tackling energy, climate and development challenges in Africa," Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), vol. 12, pages 1-14.
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    4. Omotosho, Babatunde S., 2020. "Oil price shocks, fuel subsidies and macroeconomic (in)stability in Nigeria," MPRA Paper 105464, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    7. Roman Mendelevitch, 2018. "Testing supply-side climate policies for the global steam coal market—can they curb coal consumption?," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 150(1), pages 57-72, September.

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