Publications

At the March 2000 first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Energy and Sustainable Development (which is helping governments prepare for the ninth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, CSD-9), the subject of how energy subsidies influence sustainable development figured prominently in the discussions. More generally, developing countries also expressed concern over the lack of regional consultations.  The IEA and UNEP responded by offering to conduct further analytical work in this area and to organise jointly a series of regional workshops where energy subsidy and sustainable development issues could be discussed.