TY - GEN
T1 - Fossil fuel subsidy reform in the WTO
T2 - Options for constraining dual pricing in the multilateral trading system
AU - Marhold, Anna
PY - 2017/12/10
Y1 - 2017/12/10
N2 - Fossil fuel subsidies harm the environment, add to health hazards caused by air pollution, and delay the energy transition. Scholars and practitioners have therefore been exploring ways to reform and eliminate them. This paper discusses the practice of energy dual pricing in the broader context of fossil fuel subsidy reform. The contribution explores avenues for constraining dual pricing, which is approached as a fossil fuel subsidy, within the framework of the WTO. It does so by proposing options under existing rules, as well as suggesting changes to the system beyond current rules.
AB - Fossil fuel subsidies harm the environment, add to health hazards caused by air pollution, and delay the energy transition. Scholars and practitioners have therefore been exploring ways to reform and eliminate them. This paper discusses the practice of energy dual pricing in the broader context of fossil fuel subsidy reform. The contribution explores avenues for constraining dual pricing, which is approached as a fossil fuel subsidy, within the framework of the WTO. It does so by proposing options under existing rules, as well as suggesting changes to the system beyond current rules.
UR - https://www.ictsd.org/themes/climate-and-energy/research/fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform-in-the-wto-options-for-constraining
M3 - Other contribution
VL - December 2017
T3 - Climate and Energy
PB - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
CY - Geneva
ER -