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.
Upcoming Events
01 February 2022
Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Moving from commitments to action in 2022
Despite long-standing commitments in international forums, governments around the globe continue to spend hundreds of billions each year to subsidize fossil fuels, further encouraging the wasteful consumption of fossil fuels and slowing the uptake of clean alternatives. 2022 must be the year that governments shift from commitments to action. This virtual event, organized by the […]
15 September 2021
Webinar: Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform for Green Recovery and Greater Climate Ambition
Fossil fuel subsidy reform is a necessary prerequisite to green recovery and a key tool for increasing climate ambition and motivating clean energy transition. This virtual event, organized by the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFFSR) in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) and with support from the […]
10 March 2020
Climate Change, Trade, and Sustainable Development
How can trade rules and climate policy be made mutually supportive? On Tuesday 10 March, the New Zealand Embassy and SEI will host a seminar Climate Change, Trade, and Sustainable Development: Capturing Synergies on the Road to COP 26. This timely discussion in the run-up to COP 26 in Glasgow will bring together government officials, […]
05 December 2019
Raising NDC ambition to reach climate action goals: Fossil fuel subsidies, energy pricing and swaps
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
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 […]