Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE MAGNITUDE OF FUEL PRICE SUBSIDIES IN GABON -- III. COMPARISON WITH SELECTED DEVELOPING AND EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES -- IV. DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT OF FUEL PRICE SUBSIDIES -- V. MITIGATING THE EFFECT OF PRICE INCREASES ON THE POOR -- VI. CONCLUSION...

This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as reductions in net carbon emissions; technological...