Energy Subsidies: Political Drivers and Options for Better Targeting
Presentation at the 124th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners for a panel entitled "How Should Subsidies be Crafted to Ensure Usefulness as an Effective Tool to Achieve Energy Policy Objectives." The presentation discussed the range of energy subsidies, commonly ignored market supports to conventional fuels, and ways to improve subsidy efficiency. Other presentations on the panel can be accessed here.