Events

Timely seminars and high level events help promote reform. Events are ordered chronologically and include an impressive number of influential speakers from around the world.

05 December 2019

Raising NDC ambition to reach climate action goals: Fossil fuel subsidies, energy pricing and swaps

Location: Nordic Pavilion in Hall 6, at IFEMA (Metro 8, Stop: Feria de Madrid)

How much can we reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we raise ambition with second-generation Nationally Determined Contributions? This panel and discussion will focus on sharing lessons and best practices on fossil fuel subsidy reform and pricing based on country experience. Experts will present results on GHG emission reduction from energy modelling research over 20 countries […]

10 October 2019

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reform: International collaboration and the link between sustainability objectives and global trade

Location: World Trade Organisation, room E

12:00-13:30 The event will shine light on how the phasing-out of fossil fuel subsidies can advance sustainable consumption and production in the context of global trade. Fossil fuel subsidies were estimated at more than USD 500 billion in 2018. These subsidies have a series of negative effects: they are socially regressive, encourage wasteful consumption, increase […]

10 July 2019

Converting Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform into Opportunities for Climate Action

Location: Conference Room A, UN Headquarters, 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA

About Side event in the margins of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019, co-sponsored by Costa Rica, New Zealand, Switzerland, Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform, IISD/Global Subsidies Initiative and UNEP. Background Fossil-fuel subsidy reform is the missing piece of the climate change jigsaw and governments must deliver global actions to decrease emissions […]

20 June 2019

Raising Ambition in NDCs via fossil fuel subsidy reform, taxation and swaps: country results

Location: World Conference Center Bonn

Agenda 15.00-15.10 Welcome and Chair Kay Harrison, New Zealand 15.10-15.25 Introduction and Opening Remarks 15.25-15.40 GSI-IF Modelling Results Dr Andrea Bassi, GSI-IISD 15.40-15.50 Policy implications from findings Laura Merrill, GSI-IISD 15.50-16.00 Reform effort and investment in Sustainable Development including social safety nets Country speaker (TBC) 16:00-16:10 Friends FFSR and Switzerland’s support Jacques Ducrest, Switzerland 16.10-16.20 UNFCCC implications and transparency on FFS for effective […]

Raising Ambition in NDCs via fossil fuel subsidy reform, taxation and swaps: country results

14 May 2019

Measuring Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals: Methodology Report Launch

Location: World Trade Organization, Room S3, Geneva, Switzerland

Opening Remarks and Launch of the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Indicator: Steven Stone, Chief of the Resources and Markets Branch, UN Environment Thomas Haidon, Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO, New Zealand Moderator: Thomas Haidon, Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO, New Zealand Part 1: UN Environment presentation on ‘measuring fossil fuel subsidies in the context […]