Energy subsidies are used widely. Although adverse from an efficiency perspective, subsidies confer private benefits on … overcoming the barriers to reform. The starting point is to look at the motives lying behind the adoption of energy subsidies … then looks at the characteristics of countries that use energy subsidies. Countries with weak institutions – often non …

Electricity consumption will comprise an increasing share of global energy demand during the next two decades. In … emissions have renewed the interest in the development of alternative energy resources. In particular, the Fukushima Daiichi … accident was a turning point in the call for alternative energy sources. Renewable energy is now considered a more desirable …

carbon emissions. Additionally, major consumer countries are looking for alternative sources of energy to avoid the impact of … higher fossil fuel prices and political instability in the major energy supplying countries. In this regard, different … policies could be applied to reduce carbon emissions, such as enhancing renewable energy deployment and encouraging …

The increased concerns about climate change have made renewable energy sources an important topic of research. Several … scholars have applied different methodologies to examine the relationships between energy consumption and economic growth of … individual and groups of countries and to analyze the environmental effects of energy policies. Previous studies have analyzed …