A course on energy subsidies, their costs, and the design of a successful reform based on country case studies.
This web page highlights the role of buildings in the energy transition (heating, cooling, lighting, etc), and presents data and recommendations.
This chapter provides an overview of energy tax and subsidy patterns in the 71 countries covered in the report and estimates the net effect of energy taxes and subsidies on public finances.
This edition of the Investment Policy Monitor assesses the global landscape of fossil fuel subsidies and promotion of investment in the energy transition.
This paper investigates the role of carbon taxes in the energy transition, with case studies from Chile, Ghana, Indonesia and Jamaica.
This page explores the best practice regulatory, fiscal and economic instruments available today to encourage a more efficient/electric vehicle stock.
This paper explains how minimum energy performance standards for buildings can be implemented effectively while remaining socially just, using a differentiated approach that carefully follows a series of design principles.
This module aims to help policymakers and regulators understand the potential benefits of and opportunities for improving the efficiency of buildings and give them a background on the key issues to be addressed when developing suitable policies and a framework for implementation.
This guidebook helps practitioners adopt a holistic approach to sustainable neighbourhood design, integrating the design of efficient energy, water, wastewater and solid waste systems, and low energy mobility.
This guidance note outlines how cities can tap into a wide array of proven technologies, policies, and financing mechanisms to improve energy efficiency and capture cost-effective energy savings in buildings.