Implementing Energy Subsidy Reforms : Evidence from Developing Countries

Poorly implemented energy subsidies are economically costly to taxpayers and damage the environment through increased emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. Energy subsidies also create distortive price signals and result in higher...

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Main Author:	Vagliasindi, Maria
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	AIR CONDITIONING ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BARRIERS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODES CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON FINANCE CARBON FINANCE OPERATIONS CARBON FINANCING CERTIFICATION CENTER CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION COAL COGENERATION COMMERCIAL ENERGY COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT COMMITMENT TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY COOLING DISTRICT HEATING DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFICIENCY GAINS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTIONS END USE END USER END USERS END USES END-USE END-USE CONSUMPTION ENERGY AUDIT ENERGY AUDITING ENERGY AUDITS ENERGY BILL ENERGY BILLS ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSERVATION PRODUCTS ENERGY CONSUMERS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COST SAVINGS ENERGY COSTS ENERGY CRISIS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY OUTSOURCING ENERGY PERFORMANCE ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRICING ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY REDUCTION ENERGY RESEARCH ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECTS ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SERVICE ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDERS ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUPPLIERS ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY SYSTEMS ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ESP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RETURNS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FREE ENERGY FUEL GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH IN ENERGY DEMAND HEAT HEAT RECOVERY IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY JOBS LIGHTING LOAD MANAGEMENT LOWER COSTS MARKET FOR ENERGY MARKET FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY METHANE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY NATURAL RESOURCES OIL OIL COMPANY OIL EQUIVALENT OIL PRICES PENALTIES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PIPELINE POLLUTION PORTFOLIO POWER POWER GENERATION PRESENT VALUE PRIMARY ENERGY PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY QUALITY ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TONS OF CARBON TOTAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TYPES OF ENERGY UTILITIES UTILITY BILLS UTILITY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT VEHICLES VENTILATION WASTE WASTE RECYCLING WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORLD ENERGY WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16928994/implementing-energy-subsidy-reforms-evidence-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11965