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Expert analysis on global energy transitions at @IISD.org. Advancing the transition away from fossil fuels, #RenewableEnergy scale-up, #JustTransition, fossil fuel subsidy reform, and more!
🌎 energy ministers meet in Paris this week for the 2026 #IEAMinisterial.
With #EnergySecurity expected to make headlines, IISD’s @taralaan.bsky.social explains how fossil fuel subsidy reform can deliver available, affordable, accessible, & acceptable energy.
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www.iisd.org/articles/dee...
With #EnergySecurity expected to make headlines, IISD’s @taralaan.bsky.social explains how fossil fuel subsidy reform can deliver available, affordable, accessible, & acceptable energy.
More 👇
www.iisd.org/articles/dee...
February 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🌎 energy ministers meet in Paris this week for the 2026 #IEAMinisterial.
With #EnergySecurity expected to make headlines, IISD’s @taralaan.bsky.social explains how fossil fuel subsidy reform can deliver available, affordable, accessible, & acceptable energy.
More 👇
www.iisd.org/articles/dee...
With #EnergySecurity expected to make headlines, IISD’s @taralaan.bsky.social explains how fossil fuel subsidy reform can deliver available, affordable, accessible, & acceptable energy.
More 👇
www.iisd.org/articles/dee...
How can #India build on its clean cooking success?
A new @iisd.org report finds that scaling biogas and electric cooking can complement LPG & PNG at lower costs and:
📈 boost affordability,
🔒 improve energy security,
✅ help reach climate goals.
www.iisd.org/publications...
A new @iisd.org report finds that scaling biogas and electric cooking can complement LPG & PNG at lower costs and:
📈 boost affordability,
🔒 improve energy security,
✅ help reach climate goals.
www.iisd.org/publications...
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM
How can #India build on its clean cooking success?
A new @iisd.org report finds that scaling biogas and electric cooking can complement LPG & PNG at lower costs and:
📈 boost affordability,
🔒 improve energy security,
✅ help reach climate goals.
www.iisd.org/publications...
A new @iisd.org report finds that scaling biogas and electric cooking can complement LPG & PNG at lower costs and:
📈 boost affordability,
🔒 improve energy security,
✅ help reach climate goals.
www.iisd.org/publications...
The future of Indonesia’s oil and gas sector lies in its transformation.
Transitioning traditional energy assets into drivers of sustainable growth is a strategic shift that requires robust evidence to inform sound policy decisions.
Transitioning traditional energy assets into drivers of sustainable growth is a strategic shift that requires robust evidence to inform sound policy decisions.
February 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
The future of Indonesia’s oil and gas sector lies in its transformation.
Transitioning traditional energy assets into drivers of sustainable growth is a strategic shift that requires robust evidence to inform sound policy decisions.
Transitioning traditional energy assets into drivers of sustainable growth is a strategic shift that requires robust evidence to inform sound policy decisions.
Southeast Asia has a unique opportunity to support economic growth & climate action.
This week in Jakarta, speakers from gov't & civil society discussed how policy-makers can align public financial support with an inclusive energy transition.
Here are 5️⃣ takeaways: 🧵1/7
This week in Jakarta, speakers from gov't & civil society discussed how policy-makers can align public financial support with an inclusive energy transition.
Here are 5️⃣ takeaways: 🧵1/7
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Southeast Asia has a unique opportunity to support economic growth & climate action.
This week in Jakarta, speakers from gov't & civil society discussed how policy-makers can align public financial support with an inclusive energy transition.
Here are 5️⃣ takeaways: 🧵1/7
This week in Jakarta, speakers from gov't & civil society discussed how policy-makers can align public financial support with an inclusive energy transition.
Here are 5️⃣ takeaways: 🧵1/7
Indonesia’s energy subsidies amounted to IDR 713.5 trillion in the 2024 fiscal year—with nearly 90% going to fossil fuels.
Yet this public spending carries real risks. IISD’s Anissa Suharsono breaks down the trends, impacts, + how #Indonesia can advance reform.
Report➡️ www.iisd.org/publications...
Yet this public spending carries real risks. IISD’s Anissa Suharsono breaks down the trends, impacts, + how #Indonesia can advance reform.
Report➡️ www.iisd.org/publications...
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Indonesia’s energy subsidies amounted to IDR 713.5 trillion in the 2024 fiscal year—with nearly 90% going to fossil fuels.
Yet this public spending carries real risks. IISD’s Anissa Suharsono breaks down the trends, impacts, + how #Indonesia can advance reform.
Report➡️ www.iisd.org/publications...
Yet this public spending carries real risks. IISD’s Anissa Suharsono breaks down the trends, impacts, + how #Indonesia can advance reform.
Report➡️ www.iisd.org/publications...
🆕 Research | #Indonesia spent IDR 713.5 trillion on energy subsidies in 2024—nearly 90% supported fossil fuels.
Electricity subsidies alone cost IDR 176 trillion, about IDR 625,000 per person.
A phased, well-communicated energy subsidy reform is needed:
Electricity subsidies alone cost IDR 176 trillion, about IDR 625,000 per person.
A phased, well-communicated energy subsidy reform is needed:
www.iisd.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM
🆕 Research | #Indonesia spent IDR 713.5 trillion on energy subsidies in 2024—nearly 90% supported fossil fuels.
Electricity subsidies alone cost IDR 176 trillion, about IDR 625,000 per person.
A phased, well-communicated energy subsidy reform is needed:
Electricity subsidies alone cost IDR 176 trillion, about IDR 625,000 per person.
A phased, well-communicated energy subsidy reform is needed:
Across Southeast Asia, the energy transition is moving from targets to real economic choices.
❓How should carbon pricing be designed so it works in real economies — not just on paper?
🚃 How do you support transport electrification without creating affordability or power system challenges?
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❓How should carbon pricing be designed so it works in real economies — not just on paper?
🚃 How do you support transport electrification without creating affordability or power system challenges?
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February 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Across Southeast Asia, the energy transition is moving from targets to real economic choices.
❓How should carbon pricing be designed so it works in real economies — not just on paper?
🚃 How do you support transport electrification without creating affordability or power system challenges?
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❓How should carbon pricing be designed so it works in real economies — not just on paper?
🚃 How do you support transport electrification without creating affordability or power system challenges?
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India’s #UnionBudget2026 came out this week and while energy didn’t make the headlines, there were quiet climate undertones.
Here are 6 takeaways: 🧵1/8
Here are 6 takeaways: 🧵1/8
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
India’s #UnionBudget2026 came out this week and while energy didn’t make the headlines, there were quiet climate undertones.
Here are 6 takeaways: 🧵1/8
Here are 6 takeaways: 🧵1/8
How can carbon pricing & transport electrification support a gender-responsive & socially inclusive just energy transition?
That question shaped a rich exchange with Indonesian civil society in #Jakarta —here are a few reflections from the discussion 👇
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That question shaped a rich exchange with Indonesian civil society in #Jakarta —here are a few reflections from the discussion 👇
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February 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
How can carbon pricing & transport electrification support a gender-responsive & socially inclusive just energy transition?
That question shaped a rich exchange with Indonesian civil society in #Jakarta —here are a few reflections from the discussion 👇
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That question shaped a rich exchange with Indonesian civil society in #Jakarta —here are a few reflections from the discussion 👇
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Can a surge in #RenewableEnergy generation improve how we use land?
Join @IISD.org, @unccd.bsky.social, and @ununiversity.bsky.social in a webinar this Wednesday to explore case studies and best practices from around the world
📅 28 Jan at 09:00 NYC / 15:00 Bonn
Register 👉 http://bit.ly/REandSLM
Join @IISD.org, @unccd.bsky.social, and @ununiversity.bsky.social in a webinar this Wednesday to explore case studies and best practices from around the world
📅 28 Jan at 09:00 NYC / 15:00 Bonn
Register 👉 http://bit.ly/REandSLM
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Can a surge in #RenewableEnergy generation improve how we use land?
Join @IISD.org, @unccd.bsky.social, and @ununiversity.bsky.social in a webinar this Wednesday to explore case studies and best practices from around the world
📅 28 Jan at 09:00 NYC / 15:00 Bonn
Register 👉 http://bit.ly/REandSLM
Join @IISD.org, @unccd.bsky.social, and @ununiversity.bsky.social in a webinar this Wednesday to explore case studies and best practices from around the world
📅 28 Jan at 09:00 NYC / 15:00 Bonn
Register 👉 http://bit.ly/REandSLM
For #EnergySecurity, countries are increasingly turning to renewables—not fossil fuels.
What's driving the shift? Once installed, renewables provide:
➡️A diversified & domestic energy supply
➡️Reduced reliance on imports & volatile fuel markets
Learn more: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
What's driving the shift? Once installed, renewables provide:
➡️A diversified & domestic energy supply
➡️Reduced reliance on imports & volatile fuel markets
Learn more: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
January 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM
For #EnergySecurity, countries are increasingly turning to renewables—not fossil fuels.
What's driving the shift? Once installed, renewables provide:
➡️A diversified & domestic energy supply
➡️Reduced reliance on imports & volatile fuel markets
Learn more: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
What's driving the shift? Once installed, renewables provide:
➡️A diversified & domestic energy supply
➡️Reduced reliance on imports & volatile fuel markets
Learn more: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
The 🌎 is switching to renewables faster than expected!
On #CleanEnergyDay, IISD’s Tara Laan explains:
✅How renewables became the world’s cheapest power source
✅What this means for energy security
✅What the next phase of the energy transition requires
Full story: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
On #CleanEnergyDay, IISD’s Tara Laan explains:
✅How renewables became the world’s cheapest power source
✅What this means for energy security
✅What the next phase of the energy transition requires
Full story: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The 🌎 is switching to renewables faster than expected!
On #CleanEnergyDay, IISD’s Tara Laan explains:
✅How renewables became the world’s cheapest power source
✅What this means for energy security
✅What the next phase of the energy transition requires
Full story: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
On #CleanEnergyDay, IISD’s Tara Laan explains:
✅How renewables became the world’s cheapest power source
✅What this means for energy security
✅What the next phase of the energy transition requires
Full story: www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
The 2025 #ProductionGap report found 🌏 gov'ts plan to produce 2x more fossil fuels by 2030 than is consistent with 1.5°C.
In @africa.theconversation.com, IISD's @olivier-bvk.bsky.social & Bathandwa Vazi discuss key findings from Nigeria & South Africa.
theconversation.com/nigeria-and-...
In @africa.theconversation.com, IISD's @olivier-bvk.bsky.social & Bathandwa Vazi discuss key findings from Nigeria & South Africa.
theconversation.com/nigeria-and-...
Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges
South Africa and Nigeria promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from oil and coal. But instead they’re planning to increase production of fossil fuels.
theconversation.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The 2025 #ProductionGap report found 🌏 gov'ts plan to produce 2x more fossil fuels by 2030 than is consistent with 1.5°C.
In @africa.theconversation.com, IISD's @olivier-bvk.bsky.social & Bathandwa Vazi discuss key findings from Nigeria & South Africa.
theconversation.com/nigeria-and-...
In @africa.theconversation.com, IISD's @olivier-bvk.bsky.social & Bathandwa Vazi discuss key findings from Nigeria & South Africa.
theconversation.com/nigeria-and-...
What does #Manitoba’s Path to Net Zero mean for business?
On Jan. 28, join IISD’s Jessica Kelly for an in-person roundtable exploring #NetZero opportunities for the private sector.
Organized by bizforclimate & the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. Register 👇
www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/manit...
On Jan. 28, join IISD’s Jessica Kelly for an in-person roundtable exploring #NetZero opportunities for the private sector.
Organized by bizforclimate & the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. Register 👇
www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/manit...
Manitoba's Net-Zero Journey: Business Driving Real-World Solutions - Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba’s Net-Zero Journey: Business Driving Real-World Solutions January 28 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ABOUT EVENT: Manitoba’s Net-Zero Journey: Businesses Driving Real-World Solutions Speakers: Derek Ear...
www.winnipeg-chamber.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
What does #Manitoba’s Path to Net Zero mean for business?
On Jan. 28, join IISD’s Jessica Kelly for an in-person roundtable exploring #NetZero opportunities for the private sector.
Organized by bizforclimate & the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. Register 👇
www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/manit...
On Jan. 28, join IISD’s Jessica Kelly for an in-person roundtable exploring #NetZero opportunities for the private sector.
Organized by bizforclimate & the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. Register 👇
www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/manit...
📣New Research | Energy subsidies in #SouthAfrica have become structural & costly.
In FY 2025, they totalled ZAR 198 billion, with direct support for fossil fuels tripling to ZAR 110 billion since 2018.
Read our full analysis: https://www.iisd.org/publications/digital-story/the-energy-tab
In FY 2025, they totalled ZAR 198 billion, with direct support for fossil fuels tripling to ZAR 110 billion since 2018.
Read our full analysis: https://www.iisd.org/publications/digital-story/the-energy-tab
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 AM
📣New Research | Energy subsidies in #SouthAfrica have become structural & costly.
In FY 2025, they totalled ZAR 198 billion, with direct support for fossil fuels tripling to ZAR 110 billion since 2018.
Read our full analysis: https://www.iisd.org/publications/digital-story/the-energy-tab
In FY 2025, they totalled ZAR 198 billion, with direct support for fossil fuels tripling to ZAR 110 billion since 2018.
Read our full analysis: https://www.iisd.org/publications/digital-story/the-energy-tab
Looking for extra fiscal space? An inventory of fossil fuel subsidies can help!
Here are 5-steps to get started:
1️⃣Whole of gov't approach
2️⃣Comprehensive scope & definition
3️⃣Appropriate method to measure subsidies
4️⃣Environmental & socio-economic lens
5️⃣Regular updates
📗 www.iisd.org/publications...
Here are 5-steps to get started:
1️⃣Whole of gov't approach
2️⃣Comprehensive scope & definition
3️⃣Appropriate method to measure subsidies
4️⃣Environmental & socio-economic lens
5️⃣Regular updates
📗 www.iisd.org/publications...
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Looking for extra fiscal space? An inventory of fossil fuel subsidies can help!
Here are 5-steps to get started:
1️⃣Whole of gov't approach
2️⃣Comprehensive scope & definition
3️⃣Appropriate method to measure subsidies
4️⃣Environmental & socio-economic lens
5️⃣Regular updates
📗 www.iisd.org/publications...
Here are 5-steps to get started:
1️⃣Whole of gov't approach
2️⃣Comprehensive scope & definition
3️⃣Appropriate method to measure subsidies
4️⃣Environmental & socio-economic lens
5️⃣Regular updates
📗 www.iisd.org/publications...
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#LNG generates emissions and accelerates #ClimateChange across its entire value chain from extraction to combustion. How could this impact Canadians?
⬆️ extreme weather risks
🏡 infrastructure damage
💰 Increases energy costs
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49iNs0G
@energy.iisd.org
⬆️ extreme weather risks
🏡 infrastructure damage
💰 Increases energy costs
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49iNs0G
@energy.iisd.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
#LNG generates emissions and accelerates #ClimateChange across its entire value chain from extraction to combustion. How could this impact Canadians?
⬆️ extreme weather risks
🏡 infrastructure damage
💰 Increases energy costs
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49iNs0G
@energy.iisd.org
⬆️ extreme weather risks
🏡 infrastructure damage
💰 Increases energy costs
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49iNs0G
@energy.iisd.org
📣 How did #energy policies shift in 2025? Drawing on our work in 5️⃣ countries, here are some of our 2025 headlines for Canada, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and the UK:
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January 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
📣 How did #energy policies shift in 2025? Drawing on our work in 5️⃣ countries, here are some of our 2025 headlines for Canada, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and the UK:
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Expanding clean energy—not new pipelines—is Canada's best answer to U.S. plans to refine and sell Venezuelan crude oil.
This is a moment for Canada to get off the oil market roller-coaster & double down on renewables, IISD’s Philip Gass explains 👇 www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/07/n...
This is a moment for Canada to get off the oil market roller-coaster & double down on renewables, IISD’s Philip Gass explains 👇 www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/07/n...
The Venezuela crisis has prompted Canada to double down on oil. Is that the right move?
Any global crisis will have the fossil fuel industry and its allies pushing more oil and gas, but nothing about the US's takeover of Venezuela changes the long term forecast for oil demand or the clim...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Expanding clean energy—not new pipelines—is Canada's best answer to U.S. plans to refine and sell Venezuelan crude oil.
This is a moment for Canada to get off the oil market roller-coaster & double down on renewables, IISD’s Philip Gass explains 👇 www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/07/n...
This is a moment for Canada to get off the oil market roller-coaster & double down on renewables, IISD’s Philip Gass explains 👇 www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/07/n...
📣What Energy Stories Shaped 2025? ⚡
From the landmark opinion by the International Court of Justice to G20 & G7 leaders shifting away from fossil fuel subsidy reform commitments. Here are some of the energy trends and developments from the past year: 🧵1/6
From the landmark opinion by the International Court of Justice to G20 & G7 leaders shifting away from fossil fuel subsidy reform commitments. Here are some of the energy trends and developments from the past year: 🧵1/6
January 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
📣What Energy Stories Shaped 2025? ⚡
From the landmark opinion by the International Court of Justice to G20 & G7 leaders shifting away from fossil fuel subsidy reform commitments. Here are some of the energy trends and developments from the past year: 🧵1/6
From the landmark opinion by the International Court of Justice to G20 & G7 leaders shifting away from fossil fuel subsidy reform commitments. Here are some of the energy trends and developments from the past year: 🧵1/6
Half of India’s electricity capacity in 2025 came from non‑fossil sources.
Yet fossil fuels receive 5X more public 💰 than clean energy, while subsidies
⚠️strain public finances,
⚠️crowd out investment in cleaner technologies.
https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/mapping-india-energy-policy-2025
Yet fossil fuels receive 5X more public 💰 than clean energy, while subsidies
⚠️strain public finances,
⚠️crowd out investment in cleaner technologies.
https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/mapping-india-energy-policy-2025
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Half of India’s electricity capacity in 2025 came from non‑fossil sources.
Yet fossil fuels receive 5X more public 💰 than clean energy, while subsidies
⚠️strain public finances,
⚠️crowd out investment in cleaner technologies.
https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/mapping-india-energy-policy-2025
Yet fossil fuels receive 5X more public 💰 than clean energy, while subsidies
⚠️strain public finances,
⚠️crowd out investment in cleaner technologies.
https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/mapping-india-energy-policy-2025
An area the size of Türkiye was awarded for oil & gas exploration in 2025, the largest since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet, this is far below the peaks of the 2000s with signs of a structural decline as climate policies & shifting markets lower long-term oil & gas demand.
Yet, this is far below the peaks of the 2000s with signs of a structural decline as climate policies & shifting markets lower long-term oil & gas demand.
December 2025 | Carbon Minefields Oil and Gas Exploration Monitor
Despite investments in ongoing fossil fuel growth, countries are working to transition away from fossil fuels.
www.iisd.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
An area the size of Türkiye was awarded for oil & gas exploration in 2025, the largest since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet, this is far below the peaks of the 2000s with signs of a structural decline as climate policies & shifting markets lower long-term oil & gas demand.
Yet, this is far below the peaks of the 2000s with signs of a structural decline as climate policies & shifting markets lower long-term oil & gas demand.
🔎What were the headline trends in oil & gas exploration in 2025?
➡️Egypt + Brazil licensed new fields with the largest estimated reserves.
➡️U.S. + China spent the most on new exploration.
➡️Exploration rose since 2020, but is below its 2000s peak.
🆕 #CarbonMinefields: www.iisd.org/publications...
➡️Egypt + Brazil licensed new fields with the largest estimated reserves.
➡️U.S. + China spent the most on new exploration.
➡️Exploration rose since 2020, but is below its 2000s peak.
🆕 #CarbonMinefields: www.iisd.org/publications...
December 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🔎What were the headline trends in oil & gas exploration in 2025?
➡️Egypt + Brazil licensed new fields with the largest estimated reserves.
➡️U.S. + China spent the most on new exploration.
➡️Exploration rose since 2020, but is below its 2000s peak.
🆕 #CarbonMinefields: www.iisd.org/publications...
➡️Egypt + Brazil licensed new fields with the largest estimated reserves.
➡️U.S. + China spent the most on new exploration.
➡️Exploration rose since 2020, but is below its 2000s peak.
🆕 #CarbonMinefields: www.iisd.org/publications...
Firm & Dispatchable Renewable Energy offers system-wide advantages for #India:
⬆️Energy security
⬆️Economic gains: +1.8% GDP by 2050
⬆️Job creation: 64,000 net new jobs
⬇️Exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices
⬇️Air pollution & public health costs
👉 www.iisd.org/publications...
@cstep-india.bsky.social
⬆️Energy security
⬆️Economic gains: +1.8% GDP by 2050
⬆️Job creation: 64,000 net new jobs
⬇️Exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices
⬇️Air pollution & public health costs
👉 www.iisd.org/publications...
@cstep-india.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Firm & Dispatchable Renewable Energy offers system-wide advantages for #India:
⬆️Energy security
⬆️Economic gains: +1.8% GDP by 2050
⬆️Job creation: 64,000 net new jobs
⬇️Exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices
⬇️Air pollution & public health costs
👉 www.iisd.org/publications...
@cstep-india.bsky.social
⬆️Energy security
⬆️Economic gains: +1.8% GDP by 2050
⬆️Job creation: 64,000 net new jobs
⬇️Exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices
⬇️Air pollution & public health costs
👉 www.iisd.org/publications...
@cstep-india.bsky.social
📣What moments have shaped how subsidies are used & governed, & with 2026 on the horizon, what do trends signal for the road ahead?
Experts emphasize it's less about whether subsidies should exist but how to discipline & reform them to serve public goals. 👇
www.iisd.org/articles/exp...
Experts emphasize it's less about whether subsidies should exist but how to discipline & reform them to serve public goals. 👇
www.iisd.org/articles/exp...
December 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
📣What moments have shaped how subsidies are used & governed, & with 2026 on the horizon, what do trends signal for the road ahead?
Experts emphasize it's less about whether subsidies should exist but how to discipline & reform them to serve public goals. 👇
www.iisd.org/articles/exp...
Experts emphasize it's less about whether subsidies should exist but how to discipline & reform them to serve public goals. 👇
www.iisd.org/articles/exp...