This document contains summary sheet of low carbon development and fossil fuel subsidies. Inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies hinder economic growth and low carbon development as they encourage wasteful consumption, distort markets and impede investment in clean energy sources. Furthermore, fossil-fuel subsidies are inappropriate for addressing poverty as, in most cases, higher income households benefit to a larger extent than poor households. Therefore, phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies presents a triple-win solution - it could contribute to enhance energy security, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and result in economic growth.
The report presents the case study of Indonesia. The country has a long history of directly subsidising energy to support poor households.
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/department-international-development-dfid
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alternative-fuels
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/low-carbon-economy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indonesia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/household-energy
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
